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The Callen Arabian and Mare, with two 

 grooms ; the horse was the property of Lord 

 Callen, and stood at Rushton, near Kettering. 

 Published in 1756. 



White Nose and Mare, with two grooms. 

 White Nose was owned by the Earl of Portmore. 

 Published in 1756. 



Babraham and Mare, with grooms ; at the 

 Stud, Micklesham, Surrey. Published in 1756. 



Other horse portraits by Seymour, which R. 

 Houston engraved in mezzotint, were those of 

 the Earl of Portman's Crab held by his groom, 

 published in 1755 by Thomas Spencer and Robert 

 Clee in Panton Street near Leicester Fields ; and 

 The Chestnut Arabian, owned by Mr. Charles 

 Wilson, of Oran, Richmond, Yorkshire, published 

 in 1756. 



All the foregoing six plates are very beautiful 

 specimens of mezzotint engraving ; an ornamental 

 border surrounds each portrait ; the owner's coat 

 of arms appears above and a description of the 

 animal is given below. 



Thomas Spencer died on 30th October, 1763. 



