Mr Henry Vernon's bay colt Minister by Camillus out of Sportley with jockey up at Newmarket, 1774

Francis Sartorius (1734-1804) Mr Henry Vernon's bay colt Minister by Camillus out of Sportley with jockey up at Newmarket, 1774 signed and dated 'F. Sartorius. Pinxt/ 1774' (lower left) and inscribed 'Minister, the property of/ Henry Vernon Esq.' (lower right), with transcription '{Painted by Fs Sartorius. 1774} Minister, was got by Camillus, Dam by Blank./ Wednesday July 13 1774 50Gs for all ages, from the Ditch in was won by Minister aged 3 yr old, carrying 5 st 11lb. 4 yr olds, 7 st 13 lb. 5 yr old, 8st 9 lb 6yr old 9st and/ 1. Minister Aged 9 st 2lb 2. L Grafton's h. Lamplighter, 5 yrs old. 3. Mr Greville's c. Postmaster by Herod, 3 yrs old. 4. Ld. Bolingbrokes, h. Paoli, Aged. 5. Mr Gascoynes h. Davy. Aged. 6. Ld. Ossorys h. Hylas, by Antinois 4 yrs old. 7. Ld Grosvenor's. c. Boreas, 4 yrs old. 8. Mr Richard Vernon's f. Iris by Squirrel, 4 yrs old. 9th Ld Farnhams h. Sempronius, 5 yrs old. 10th F. J. Moore's f. Tattoo by Herod, 4 yrs old. 11th Ld Clermont's c. by Bell's Arabian. 12th. Ld March's c. Flander by Squirrel 4 yrs old.' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 40 ½ x 51 in. (102.8 x 129.6 cm.)