Unidentified
In MS Ash 1514, f. 94 the horse referred to in this entry is inventoried in the Chair Room. The two other works referred to in this record's provenance are inventoried by van der Doort in the Windsor MS. Chair Room, nos 4 and 9.
One of three large bronze horses in van der Doort (one in the Chair Room and two in the Cabinet Room) that might be matched with two Sale references, WS 272, no 258 or no 260
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 96, № 32
(Giovanni Bologna)
One of the Biggest Horses
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
1ft 7in x 0in (48.3cm high)
Medium:
bronze
Provenance:
this, its fellow horse of the same size and a large bronze Centaur currently in the Chair Room [unclear whether location refers to latter or all] make up the final three [of the 18] from Prince Henry
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
inherited
Notes:
No. 16 [and also 17 and 18 in provenance] of the Florentine bronze statues
Hang notes:
in the corner between the window and chimney
Location:
Room description extended:
Your Majesty's statues placed round about the Cabinet Room; 36 including 16 of the 18 little statues which came to your majesty by the decease of Prince Henry; the other 2 are in the Chair Room
Original Manuscript page number:
Windsor MS., f. 28; MS Ash 1514, f. 94 and V&A MS, f. 44, no 31 (WS 71, n. 6 & WS 212)
Interpreting the text:
Text in brackets comes from the V&A manuscript
Identification certainty:
Unknown