Richard Whitford: "animal painter to the Queen"   www.sheldons.org.uk

by Andrew J A Sheldon

Here are some examples of paintings by Richard Whitford.  

6114  A prize ram in a landscape.                          6306  A Shropshire ram in a landscape

Inscribes '1st Prize at Leeds 1861'                         Inscribed '2nd prize R.A.S. Worcester 1863'

Signed R Whitford                                                 Signed and dated R Whitford 1863

Oil on millboard, 23½" x 18"                                  Oil on millboard, 24½" x 19"  

Courtesy of Iona Antiques.                                     Courtesy of Iona Antiques.

7204  Prize Highland Steer in Landscape               7006 Prize shorthorn bull in a byre

Signed and dated R Whitford 1872                        Initialled RW:1870

Oil on canvas, 24" x 20"                                        Oil on canvas, 21" x 17" 

Courtesy of Iona Antiques.                                    Courtesy of Iona Antiques.

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5603  Mr James Stockford, Broadway                  8101 Iroqois ridden by Fred Archer

Signed and dated R Whitford 1856                       Signed and dated R Whitford 1881

Oil on canvas, 25" x 30"                                        Oil on canvas, 25" x 30"

Private collection.                                                  Courtesy Anderson Galleries

Any information concerning Richard Whitford or Harry Sheldon Whitford and their paintings would be most welcome.  Please email me to let me know of anything, however apparently trivial.

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Last updated 6 September 2009