Ben Marshall* (British, 1767-1835)

Lord Barrington with his Favorite Hunters

Details

Ben Marshall* (British, 1767-1835)
Lord Barrington with his Favorite Hunters
signed and dated 'B.Marshall Pt/1810' (lower left)
oil on canvas
40 x 50 in. (101.7 x 127 cm.)

Provenance

probably commissioned by Richard, 4th Viscount Barrington
with Frank T. Sabin, London (by 1922)
with Ehrich-Newhouse Galleries, New York (by 1935)
Henry C. Taylor, New York
with Richard Green, London (acquired by Mr. Evans 19 September 1972)

Literature

W. S. Sparrow, British Sporting Artists, London, 1922, p. 173, no. 2
W. S. Sparrow, George Stubbs and Ben Marshall, London, 1929, pp. 78-9, illustrated
The Spur, December, 1935, p. 61, illustrated
The Connoisseur, Christmas, 1935, v. 96, p. 348, illustrated
Art News, 9 November 1935, v. 34, p. 9, illustrated
A. Noakes, Ben Marshall, Leigh-on-Sea, 1978, p. 39, no. 95, illustrated no. 34
The Connoisseur, October, 1972, p. 11, illustrated
Country Life, 12 October 1972, p. 879, illustrated

Exhibited

New York, Ehrich-Newhouse Galleries, Ben Marshall Centenary Exhibition, 1935, no. 9, illustrated on cover

Lot Essay

Upon the death of his brother in 1801, Richard Barrington became the 4th Viscount Barrington. He died without issue in 1813 and was succeeded by his brother, the Reverend George Barrington, Prebendary of Durham and Rector of Sedgefield.

In writing about this painting, Sparrow states that one of the horses may be Tiger which belonged to Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales.