Charles Henry Schwanfelder (British, 1774-1837)

Charles Henry Schwanfelder spent most of his life in Yorkshire and many of his patrons were local. His work came to the attention of the Prince Regent, and in 1814, a portrait of an Arab executed by Schwanfelder for the Prince was exhibited at the Royal Academy. In 1816, he was appointed Animal Painter to the Prince, and in 1821 was re-appointed as Animal Painter to King George IV. He was a good painter of dogs, as well as horses, and his work was considered by Shaw Sparrow to be transitional, combining the classicism of Stubbs with the romanticism of Herring.