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19th century English School, Bay Horse and a Terrier in a Landscape

A fox and a rabbit by a rabbit hole in woodland undergrowth, Circle of George William Horlor (1849-1895) Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame. Canvas size: 46 x 71cm In frame: 59x 83cm ...

A saddled chestnut hunter tethered to a post at the entrance to stables with a wooded landscape and a hill beyond. Signed and dated lower left, 'T. Beach pt., 1785'. Provenance: Anonymous sale, London, Christie's 28 May 1999. lot 15 Thomas Beach was essentially known as a portrait artist and the present painting is a rare example of his skill as an animal painter. His ability to convey a sense of the character of his sitters is evident here in the remarkably sensitive portrayal of the horse's expression. Beach painted...

A painting of a chestnut hunter in a landscape with a horse and rider accompanied by two hounds by a woodland river in the distance. Signed and inscribed 'Melton Mowbray', lower left. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame. John Ferneley Sr (1782-1860) was born the son of a Leicestershire wheelwright, the youngest of six children. He is known as one of the great British equine artists, perhaps only second to Stubbs in terms of raw ability. Ferneley originally worked with his father, until by chance the Duke of Rutland saw some of his work on the side of a cart on which Ferneley and his father had been working. The Duke was so impressed with Ferneley that he persuaded John's father to allow him to become the pupil of Benjamin Marshall. Ferneley was so talented that apparently he produced almost perfect copies of his tutor's paintings and they were said to have been indistinguishable from the master’s. Marshall also enrolled him as a student of the Royal Academy Schools. In 1804 Ferneley paid a man named Thomas Harrison...

A black and white spaniel standing on a yellow silk damask covered day-bed in a sumptuous interior. Provenance: With Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd., London. Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 15 May 2007, lot 284 Private collection, London Samuel John Carter...

A white poodle, sitting upright on its hind legs. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame, bearing a plaque 'Henry Bernard Chalon 1770-1849'. Canvas size: 33 x 26cm In frame: 45 x 37cm Provenance: Phillips sale, London, 24 November 1998, lot 140. David Messum, London One of the more important painters of his time, Chalon was the son of Jan Chalon, a Dutch musician and engraver from Amsterdam (1749-95), and 'Jackey' Barnard, the daughter of Sir John Barnard, a financier, London merchant, Lord Mayor and M.P. (1722-61). Chalon studied at the Royal Academy schools and married a sister of the artist James Ward. Their daughter Maria A. Chalon became a miniaturist. Chalon became estranged from his wife and James Ward tried, unsuccessfuly, to damage his career. Chalon had considerable success as a painter and in 1795 was appointed animal painter to the Duchess of York...

A 19th century black and white spaniel standing in a landscape, with a country house in the distance. Signed C B Spalding, lower right. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame. Charles B...

Horse and Sulky reminiscent of Currier and Ives by George Christopher Horner (1821-1881), British artist, imported by Saltire Gallerie. Signed and da...

"Dangerous" Portrait of the 1833 Derby racehorse winner by John Frederick Herring Snr (1795-1865) British signed lower left, titled lower right oil painting on canvas: 10 x 14 inches...

Scottish/British artist John Gifford is best known for his paintings of Setters, Spaniels and Ponies in the Scottish countryside and highlands. Sought after for his sporting artwor...

This fine mid-19th-century oil painting by British artist Edmund Bristow (1787-1876) depicts a farmhouse with a saddled white mare taking water while a cockerel looks on. An older ma...

George Morland (1763-1804) A farmstead in a landscape Oil on canvas Signed 'Morland' lower right Painting Size - 18 1/2 x 24 in Framed Size - 22 x 28 in George Morland was born in J...

ARTIST: Frederick Charles Herrick (1887-1970) English TITLE: "Stylised Horses In A Landscape" SIGNED: verso MEDIUM: oil on SIZE: 73cm x 57cm inc frame CONDITION: very good DETAIL...