The Hon. Henry Augustus Craven clearing a fenced brook with hounds after a scent and Belvoir Castle beyond

Details

John E. Ferneley, Sen. (1782-1860)
The Hon. Henry Augustus Craven clearing a fenced brook with hounds after a scent and Belvoir Castle beyond
signed and dated 'J. Ferneley/Melton Mowbray 1832' (lower right)
oil on canvas
40¼ x 50½ in. (102.3 x 128.3 cm.)

Provenance

By descent in the family of the sitter to
7th Earl of Craven (+); Phillips, 11 December 1984, lot 127 (sold £65,000).
with Richard Green, 1985.

Literature

Major G. Paget, The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley, Leicester, 1931, p. 140, no. 350.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

The Hon. George Augustus Craven (1810-1836) was the second son of William, 7th Baron and 1st Earl of Craven, and his wife Louisa Brunton, a well-known actress. He married Georgiana, daughter of Walter Smythe, by whom he had a son, William George (1835-1906) of the 1st Life Guards. Craven died young in 1836, his wife remarrying in 1844 Edmond, Duc de La Force. Craven is mentioned several times in the artist's account books.

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