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Title

The Weighing Room, Hurst Park (1924)

Object Name

Painting

Maker

Lavery, Sir John 1856-1941 (Primary maker)
Lavery, Sir John 1856-1941 (maker)
Lavery, John (Sir) 1856 - 1941 (artist)

Date Made

1924
1924

Description

The piece shows a weighing room at the horse racing in Hurst Park. To the right jockeys in bright colours uniforms queue and to the left men in suits and bowler hats sit at a table and take notes. Central to the scene, a jockey is being weighed using large scales attached to the ceiling. He sits on one side and another suited man applies weights to the other side of the scale.

Materials

oil on canvas

Catalogue Number

BELUM.U82

Copyright

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