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John Ferneley, Sen. (Thrussington 1782-1860 Melton Mowbray)
Lot 289 Property from a Private New York Collection

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

Mr. H.H.H. Hungerford's second horse Clinker, held by his groom with huntsman and hounds in the distance

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John Ferneley, Sen. (Thrussington 1782-1860 Melton Mowbray)
Mr. H.H.H. Hungerford's second horse Clinker, held by his groom with huntsman and hounds in the distance
signed, inscribed and dated 'J.Ferneley / Melton Mowbray / 1830.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 7/8 x 42 ¼ in. (86.1 x 107.3 cm.)

(Possibly) Mrs. Lyne Stephens; Christie's, London, 9-11 May 1895, lot 301 (9 ½ gns. to Lyne).
(Possibly) H. Lyne; Christie's, London, 16 April 1920, lot 54 (240 gns. to Pawsey & Payne).
William Banks, Esq., 1931.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 April 1986, lot 16.
with Richard Green, London, where acquired in 1987 by the present owner.

Specialist note

This picture is mentioned in the artist's account books, no. 334, as 'Portrait of a Bay Horse "Clinker"', and billed to H.H.H. Hungerford for 10 gns. in June 1831. We are grateful to David Fuller for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.