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John Ferneley, Sen. (Thrussington 1782-1860 Melton Mowbray)
Lot 246 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF RONALD P. STANTON

John Ferneley, Sen. (Thrussington 1782-1860 Melton Mowbray)

The hunt in full cry in the Vale of Belvoir with the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Bradford, the Earl of Wilton and others, Clawson windmill and village beyond

Closed27 April 2017

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John Ferneley, Sen. (Thrussington 1782-1860 Melton Mowbray)
The hunt in full cry in the Vale of Belvoir with the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Bradford, the Earl of Wilton and others, Clawson windmill and village beyond
oil on canvas
24 ¼ x 64 1/8 in. (61.5 x 162.8 cm.)

Commission from the artist by J. Atkinson Esq., in 1850/51 for £157 10s.
Colonel A.C.S. Delmege.
with Arthur Ackermann & Sons, London, in 1972, where acquired by
Sir Ronald Wallace Wates (1907-1986), London, from whom acquired in 1977 by
Ronald P. Stanton.

Specialist note

This picture shows the hunt in full cry in the Vale of Belvoir. The Vale is a celebrated area of natural beauty on the borders of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, and is dominated by Belvoir Castle, the ancestral home of the family of the Dukes of Rutland. The Vale is renowned hunting country and the Belvoir hunt remains to this day one of the most preeminent foxhunts in England.

The picture was commissioned from the artist by J. Atkinson Esq., who appears in the centre of the composition riding the dark chestnut.