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James Walsham Baldock (British, 1812-1898) Two bay horses and a dappled grey in a field with trees on the left, 1869 Oil on canvas 33 x 43 inches (83.8 x 109.2 cm) Signed and dated lower right: JBaldock [JB in ligature] / 1869 PROVENANCE: Frost & Reed, London (label verso); Collection of Lois Stephens, Ossining, New York and Greenbrier Sporting Club, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Self-taught British sporting artist, James Walsham Baldock, displayed a remarkable gift for animal painting as a young man, which he developed into a detailed and finished style in oil, watercolor, gouache and pastel. Working as a professional artist from the time he was 25, Baldock soon achieved financial success selling work locally in his native Yorkshire as well as through national exhibitions where his work attracted the patronage of sporting and equestrian groups among the English and Irish gentry. Although best known for his paintings of horses, such as the fine present example, Baldock also painted many portraits of dogs and shooting scenes set in the Scottish Highlands. In 1884 the artist relocated to Sherwood Rise in Nottingham where he lived for the rest of his life. The most recent owner of this handsome horse painting was Lois Stephens (1923-2018), a Brooklyn-born dressage trainer, rider and Hanoverian horse breeder, who had degrees in law and in mechanical engineering, as well as a pilot's license. An avid horse lover, Stephens earned the honor of competing as a member of the US Olympic Equestrian team (dressage) in the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games in Mexico and Munich, respectively. Upon retirement she trained students in the art of dressage at her Star Brook Farm estate in Ossining, New York, where she also was instrumental in breeding the disappearing Hanoverian horse breeds. This portrait by James Baldock hung proudly over the mantel in Lois Stephens' second home at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. HID04901242017