Mr & Mrs Lewis Priestman on hunters with the Braes of Derwent hunt, in a landscape

Details

John Charlton, R.I., R.B.A. (1849-1917)
Mr & Mrs Lewis Priestman on hunters with the Braes of Derwent hunt, in a landscape
signed with initials and dated 'J.C/1908.' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'John Charlton/No 2 Lewis Priestman Esquire MFH/presentation picture' (on the artist's label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
72 ¼ x 72 ½ in. (183.5 x 184 cm.)

Provenance

Presented to Mr Lewis Priestman, M.F.H., by the members and farmers of the Braes of the Derwent Hunt on the occasion of his marriage, 1908, and by descent to his son,
Major Jack Priestman, Slaley Hall, Northumberland, and by descent to his widow
Christine Priestman, née Long.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 July 1990, lot 106.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1908, no. 599, as Lewis Priestman Esq., M.F.H. Presentation portrait.

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Lot Essay

The Priestmans were a well-known Northumbrian family and Lewis Priestman was M.F.H. of the Braes of Derwent for 51 years. John Charlton also came from Northumberland. His first paintings were exhibited in Newcastle, but he later showed many of his paintings at Suffolk Street and the Royal Academy, where his work caught the attention of Queen Victoria, who commissioned works from him for her Jubilee. Charlton was also a highly successful book illustrator.

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