John Alexander Harrington Bird (1846-1936)
John Alexander Harrington Bird was a British-born painter who moved to Montreal, Canada in 1875 and exhibited at the Royal Canadian Academy. He moved back to London in 1885 and had five works exhibited at the Royal Academy. A number of prints were published after his work, including the popular The Queen’s Race Winners a series of thirteen racehorses with jockeys up.
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