
The Shires by Terence Cuneo
Signed limited edition of 500 prints.
Terence Cuneo's significant contribution to British art included many
equestrian subjects. Several of the artist's royal portraits feature Her
Majesty the Queen on horseback. The good humour with which Cuneo
approached his commissions is typified by his account of the painting of
The Shires (as reprinted beneath the image of the print):
"A peacful subject? Not on your life! What with floundering about
in mud, contending with frequent showers and avoiding the exuberance of
three enormous brutes with hooves like soup plates, the sketching for this
work took on the aspect of a hectic game of touch-last. When I was not
chasing after them, they would chase me and the pattern was alternate
advance and retreat, with me becoming more breathless every minute.
Print serial number F9. Image size 16" x 23.5". Print
price £75