A saddled bay hunter in a landscape, with huntsmen and hounds beyond

Details

John E. Ferneley, Sen. (1782-1860)
A saddled bay hunter in a landscape, with huntsmen and hounds beyond
signed and dated 'J.Ferneley/Melton Mowbray/1824.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33¾ x 41¾ in. (85.7 x 106 cm.)

Provenance

Commissioned by Anthony Keith, 7th Earl of Kintore, Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire and by descent; Christie's, London, 10 April 1992, lot 78 (sold £31,900).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 June 1998, lot 24, £34,500 to the present.

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Lot Essay

Anthony Adrian, 7th Earl of Kintore, was an important patron of Ferneley's. First mention is made of him in a letter dated 28 August 1824 from the artist to his wife when he records going to see Lord Kintore at Keith Hall for a day's shooting with Sir Harry Goodricke. He was obviously asked to stay for a while as further letters to his wife were written from Keith Hall in which he records receiving commissions from the Earl's friends, but being unsure of when they would be carried out as "it will depend upon the time I have with Lord Kintore's pictures". Correspondence continued between the two for several years afterwards.

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