ABRAHAM COOPER, R.A. (1787-1868)

An Old Surrey and Burstow Foxhound

细节

ABRAHAM COOPER, R.A. (1787-1868)
An Old Surrey and Burstow Foxhound
signed with monogram and dated 'AC 1836' (lower right)
oil on panel
12 x 15 in. (30.5 x 38.1 cm.)
indistincly inscribed with the title on the reverse of the panel

来源

Wilson Creusou Esq. (according to an inscription on the reverse)

拍品专文

Cooper studied under Ben Marshall and went on to become an extremely successful sporting artist whose patrons included Queen Victoria, the Prince Regent and the Duke of Portland. He painted a number of pictures of the Old Surrey and Burstow Hunt, including Daniel Haigh, Master of The Old Surrey and Burstow on his horse Kitten, illustrated, S. Mitchell, The Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists, 1985, p. 166.