Thomas Sebright, Huntsman to the Quorn and Lord Fitzwilliam, mounted, with hounds in full cry

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BENJAMIN MARSHALL (SEAGRAVE 1768-1835 LONDON)
Thomas Sebright, Huntsman to the Quorn and Lord Fitzwilliam, mounted, with hounds in full cry
oil on canvas
29 1⁄8 x 36 5⁄8 in. (73.9 x 93 cm.)

Provenance

The Hon. Kathleen Eykyn (1909-1985), and by descent.

Literature

D. Livingstone-Learmonth, The Horse in Art, London and New York, 1958, p. 28, pl. 47.
A. Noakes, Ben Marshall 1768-1835, Leigh-on-Sea, 1978, p. 56, no. 220.

Exhibited

London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Third International Art Treasures Exhibition, 2 March-29 April 1962, no. 29.
Leicester, Leicester Art Gallery, Ben Marshall 1768-1835... a commemorative exhibition, 7 October-5 November 1967, no. 8 (lent by the Hon. Mrs K. Eykyn).

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Lot Essay

Enthusiastically described by David Livingstone-Learmonth as 'one of the finest Ben Marshalls in existence' (loc. cit.), this graceful composition depicts Thomas Sebright, a much-praised huntsman who served Lord Fitzwilliam and occasionally George 'Squire' Osbaldeston, leader of the Quorn Hunt. Sebright achieved great professional renown, earning countless mentions in contemporary hunting diaries and even in an 1840 issue of journal The Veterinarian, which reproduced his advice on avoiding distemper in young hounds.

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