Benjamin Marshall 1767-1835
British
Benjamin Marshall Gallery
was an English sporting and animal painter. He was a follower of George Stubbs and studied under Lemuel Abbott for a short period of time. After 1792, he began painting animals, settling at Newmarket in 1812 near the racetrack. He returned to London in 1825 and died in 1835. A Golden Chestnut Racehorse by a Rock Formation With a Town Beyond signed and dated 1800-oil on canvas 33 3/4 x 39 3/4 in (85.7 x 101 cm) (mk59)
