Florizell II (1891-1909), King Edward VII's bay racehorse, stands in a paddock, possibly near Wolferton on the Sandringham Estate.

Foaled in 1891 (by St Simon out of Perdita), Florizell II was considered coarse, plain and backward; he was however, good-tempered. He won five races in 1894, and was watched by the Prince of Wales at Newmarket in October. In 1895 he won six out of his seven races, including the Goodwood Cup and the Jockey Club Stakes; in addition he brought in the not inconsiderable sum of £4,359 in prize money. In 1896, Florizel II developed ligament problems and was retired to the Sandringham Stud as a stallion. He was also painted by other contemporary artists, such as Emil Adam (1843-1924) and the Russian Georges Sverchkov (1872-1957) (see RCINs 404339, 404502, and 406351).

Luker is recorded as a painter of genre, portraits and landscape, as well as an illustrator. He was the son of the artist William Luker, Senior (active 1851-89) and exhibited widely from 1885-1939, notably at the Royal Academy and Royal Society of British Artists.

The frame is by J. Rorke and Sons 5 Jermyn Street, and 104 Fulham Road.