When Peter Deighan gained the commission to paint the famous Galway Blazers Hunt he was delighted, it was his first hunt painting, and to him, the best, made world famous by the fact that John Huston, film director, had been the Master of the Hunt.                                                                       
It is interesting to record the origin of the "Galway Blazers". The County Galway was hunted for several years prior to 1840 by Robert Parsons Persse of Castleboy. For a fortnight each year these hounds were invited by the Ormond Hunt to hunt the latter country. At the end of the visit the Galway men entertained the Ormond Hunt at Dooley's Hotel, Birr. On one occasion the festivities resulted in the burning of the hotel. This was the origin of the name "Blazers"                                                                                      
Published in a single limited edition of only 500 worldwide, each print is individually numbered and signed by Peter Deighan, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                         
Size: 635mm x 559mm                           
Print Size: 26” x 25” approx.

Peter Deighan

Widely regarded as the world’s greatest Portrait and Sporting artist, his paintings hang in the most prestigious collections throughout the world. Among his earlier commissions were portraits of the comedian Eric Morecambe, footballer Jimmy Greaves, speaker of the house of Commons Selwyn Lloyd, Cardinal Basil Hume Archbishop of Westminster (His portrait hangs in the Vatican), Frederick Forsyth, Lester Piggott, Steve Davis and the first official portrait of the Prime Minister John Major. Some of his more noteworthy Irish portraits were of Peadar O’Donnell, Sean McBride, Charles J. Haughey and Michael O’Hehir which were unveiled on RTE’s Late Late Show in Dublin. As Peter’s reputation as one of the World’s leading Portrait Painters grew, he began to receive commissions from North America. His most notable patrons included Payne Stewart. Peter visited Payne Stewart’s home in Florida to paint his portrait, there he met and was commissioned to paint Tiger Woods and Mark O’Meara. Shortly after the tragic death of Payne Stewart, Peter’s portrait of the golfer sold for £1.4 million. Peter quickly established a reputation as one of the world’s leading Equestrian Artists. He received commissions from prominent members of the racing fraternity, including Vincent O’Brien, JP McManus, Robert Sangster, Lord & Lady Tavistock, Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum. He has had his paintings displayed in the Society of Equestrian Artists and in the annual exhibitions of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in London.