# Philip, a Bay Racehorse with Jockey Up

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## Artwork

- Artist: [FERNELEY, John](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ferneley-john-r9dc2ea0a322c31>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 86 x 107 cm

## Commentary

Philip was a chestnut colt foaled in 1828. He raced from 1833 to 1836, winning six times, and is depicted here with a jockey up, in the colours of his owner, Lord Elcho \(1795-1883\).

## Related artworks

- [A Favourite Bay Hunter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ferneley-john-r9dc2ea0a322c31/a-favourite-bay-hunter-r19872fcee59330>)
- [An Egyptian Pony](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ferneley-john-r9dc2ea0a322c31/an-egyptian-pony-rb25a3c27c1b229>)
- [Chestnut Hunter &#39;Firebird&#39;](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ferneley-john-r9dc2ea0a322c31/chestnut-hunter-firebird-rbfe83b77d5d974>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)