John Ferneley Senior (1782-1860) - Lord Craven's Favourite Hunter
John Ferneley Senior (1782-1860) oil on canvas, titled Lord Craven's Favourite Hunter, depicted in an open landscape with horses and dogs beyond, signed lower left John Ferneley Melton Mowbray dated 1832, measures approx. 85 x 105 cms, framed.
Provenance: The E. W. Towler Collection of Sporting Art, formerly of Glympton Park, Woodstock, Oxfordshire and thus through the family by descent.
Literature: Major Guy Paget, D. L. The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley 1931, Account Books, no 359, Portrait of a Bay Horse, commissioned by Lord Craven in 1832. His paintings sustained a presence at the Royal Academy across five decades, from 1806 to 1853, anchoring his reputation in London's art establishment. Institutional collections preserving his paintings including Melton Carnegie Museum, National Art Gallery, notable Leicestershire museums, Tate Britain, amongst many in private collections.
John Ferneley Senior (1782-1860) oil on canvas, titled Lord Craven's Favourite Hunter, depicted in an open landscape with horses and dogs beyond, signed lower left John Ferneley Melton Mowbray dated 1832, measures approx. 85 x 105 cms, framed.
Provenance: The E. W. Towler Collection of Sporting Art, formerly of Glympton Park, Woodstock, Oxfordshire and thus through the family by descent.
Literature: Major Guy Paget, D. L. The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley 1931, Account Books, no 359, Portrait of a Bay Horse, commissioned by Lord Craven in 1832. His paintings sustained a presence at the Royal Academy across five decades, from 1806 to 1853, anchoring his reputation in London's art establishment. Institutional collections preserving his paintings including Melton Carnegie Museum, National Art Gallery, notable Leicestershire museums, Tate Britain, amongst many in private collections.
