Equestrian Race Horse Jacinth Newmarket and Ascot Champion Oil Painting By Peter Biegel

Equestrian 🏇 “Jacinth, 1973” — Peter Biegel’s Tribute to Lady Butt’s Newmarket and Ascot Winning Champion Filly Race Horse

Original Oil on Canvas — Signed & Dated 1973 — A Graceful Commemoration of Britain’s Classic-Winning Thoroughbred

🔹 A Celebrated Equestrian Portrait

This rare and spirited oil painting by Peter Biegel (1913–1987) captures the celebrated filly Jacinth, Lady Butt’s champion of Brook Stud, Cheveley. Executed during her Classic season, the work exemplifies Biegel’s mastery of motion, anatomy, and atmosphere — qualities that made him a leading figure in 20th-century British sporting art.

🏇 Subject & Medium

Foaled in 1970 by Red God out of Jaffa, Jacinth was bred by bookmaker William Hill and trained by Bruce Hobbs.
Her stellar career included:

• 1972 Cheveley Park Stakes, Britain’s Top Two-Year-Old Filly (Timeform 133)

• 1973 Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot — Winner

• 1973 Falmouth Stakes, Newmarket — Winner
  Runner-up: 1,000 Guineas & Sussex Stakes

Painted in oil on Winsor & Newton “HERGA” prepared canvas, the piece retains its original gilt frame with an engraved brass plaque recording Jacinth’s 1972–73 victories — a hallmark of authenticity and provenance.

🎨 Composition & Technique

Rendered in Biegel’s distinctive “sketch montage” style, the canvas presents multiple studies of Jacinth — head profiles, galloping forms, and anatomical outlines — unified in a dynamic composition full of vitality and grace.
A warm palette of chestnut, umber, and soft green evokes the atmosphere of the British turf, while subtle impasto highlights bring her musculature to life.
Biegel’s fluid brushwork and disciplined draughtsmanship reveal both energy and elegance — a hallmark of his finest equestrian portraits.

🖋️ Signature & Inscription

Signed “Peter Biegel” lower left and inscribed upper left “Sketches, ‘Jacinth’ 1973.”
The confident signature and period inscription confirm full authenticity.

👨🎨 About the Artist

Peter Biegel (1913–1987) studied under Lucy Kemp-Welch, inheriting her precise understanding of equine form. He became one of Britain’s foremost sporting painters, admired for his expressive depictions of the Thoroughbred.
His work is held in major collections, including:

• The National Horseracing Museum, Newmarket

• The National Museum of Racing, Saratoga Springs, NY

• Prominent private collections across the UK and US

🖼️ Frame & Dimensions

Original gilt frame with engraved plaque and protective glass cover.
Dimensions: 71 × 56 × 4.5 cm
Elegant and well-proportioned — ideal for study, gallery, or equestrian collection.

🧾 Provenance

• From a distinguished Winchester-area racing family

• Label verso from a notable southern shire auction house

• Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd — curatorial authentication

• Exhibited: “British Sporting Art and the Thoroughbred Tradition,” Lord Hill Museum, Shropshire

💖 Highlights

✅ Signed 1973 original by Peter Biegel
✅ Depicts Lady Butt’s champion filly “Jacinth,” winner at Newmarket & Ascot
✅ Features Biegel’s trademark sketch montage style
✅ Original gilt frame with engraved brass plaque
✅ Full provenance & museum exhibition record
✅ Collector-grade, investment-quality work

🧹 Condition

Excellent original condition with stable surface and rich pigment.
The gilt frame shows gentle, age-appropriate wear but remains elegant and structurally sound.

🏇 A Masterpiece of British Sporting Art

Peter Biegel’s “Jacinth, 1973” unites art, sport, and heritage in a single composition — a vibrant portrait of a Classic-winning filly by an artist whose sensitivity to the Thoroughbred remains unsurpassed.
A signed, exhibited, and documented original — a true collector’s treasure in British equestrian art.