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John Emms
A Horse and Three Terriers in a Stableyard. By John Emms Victorian Oil Painting

1896

About the Item

John Emms 1896 Signed and dated 1896 Canvas Size: 26 x 33" (68 x 105cm) Framed Size: 34 x 41" (88 x 105cm) Provenance: An Irish Country Estate Born on 21 April 1841at Blofield, Norfolk and died November 1st1912 Sporting and animal painter, and like many other sporting painters he was a keen and active sportsman, especially in the hunting field. He was the son of Henry William Emms, and he had four brothers and two sisters and one of his brothers William Richmond was President of the Royal Academy for twenty years. He is said to have studied under the neo-classical painter Frederick Leighton, who worked in Lyndhurst, and as his assistant, helped to execute the ‘Ten Virgins’ fresco at Lyndhurst Parish Church to which work he added his own embellishment. He met and married his wife Fanny Primmer on 5 November 1880 in Lyndhurst and they had three daughters and one son. His work is recognised by strong brushwork and generous applications of paint. After his marriage he lived a bohemian life in London, affecting a long black cloak and a wide brimmed black hat. Through his hunting he found many clients and subjects, but he was constantly short of money. Indeed, at one time he and his family were virtually destitute until a kind woman lent them a house, He was a particularly skilful painter of hounds, many of which he exhibited at the Suffolk Street Gallery from 1867 – 1885. He visited Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire on a number of occasions in the early 1880a where he painted several portraits of the famous Clumber spaniels belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle. On his return to Lyndhurst he built a large house and studio and named it ‘The Firs’, in Queens Road. Both John and Fanny are buried in Lyndhurst Cemetery In 1902, Emms suffered from a stroke, and although he continued painting until 1909, from then on struggled to support his family, succumbing to alcoholism. Exchanging paintings for drink with Ernest Harris, proprietor of The Stag Inn at Lyndhurst, it was a sad end to an estimable career Lived in London 1880 and Lyndhurst, Hants 1887 Exhibited: Royal Institute of Artists, Birmingham x 1 Bruton Galleries x 1 Dudley Gallery and New Dudley Gallery x 1 Grosvenor Gallery x 2 Walker Art Gallery x 5 Manchester City Art Gallery x 8 Royal Academy x 14 Royal Society of British Artists x 19 Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours x 2 Royal Institute of Oil Painters x 3 Museum Collections: Hackney Museum, London Museums Sheffield, Sheffield National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh National Trust, Tatton Park, Knutsford New Forest District Council Offices, Lyndhurst New Forest Museum and Library, Lyndhurst Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton Torre Abbey Historic House and Art Gallery, Torquay For examples of his work see ‘Dog Painting 1840 – 1940’ by William Secord The Dictionary of Equestrian Painters by Sally Mitchell, picture of Hunter and Hounds Page 211
  • Creator:
    John Emms (1843-1912, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1896
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 41 in (104.14 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Oil
  • Movement & Style:
    Victorian
  • Period:
    1890-1899
  • Condition:
    It has a clean and a varnish. It has a reline for preservation.
  • Gallery Location:
    St. Albans, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2469218123572