Changing Horses, the Exeter to London Mail; Sir Henry Paton Bt leading the Horse, 1821

William Henry Davis (c.1786 – 1865). Oil painting on canvas, Changing Horses, the Exeter to London Mail; Sir Henry Paton, Bt leading the Horse, 1821 by William Henry Davis (c.1786 – 1865), signed with a monogram and dated 1821. Showing the changing of horses of the Exeter to London Mail. A man (Sir Henry Paton [?Peyton] Bt) wearing a grey great-coat with top hat, a whip in his hand, leads a skewbald harnessed carriage horse. Two bays and a grey horse stand harnessed to the left and the coach stands behind. To the right are two bays, a dark bay and a grey horse, also harnessed, with two grooms. A goat and two dogs are in the foreground between the inn and a stable block. Calke Abbey, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum)