John Ferneley, Sr.* (British, 1782-1860)
A Pointer in a Landscape
signed, inscribed and dated 'J.Ferneley Melton Mowbray 1846.' (lower left); signed 'J.Ferneley' (lower right)
oil on canvas
19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61 cm.)
Lot Essay
The pointer depicted is probably William Maxfield's Donn (G. Paget, The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley, Leicester, 1931, p. 150, no. 562).