John E. Ferneley, Sen. (1782-1860)

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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John E. Ferneley, Sen. (1782-1860)

Brood Mares in a Wooded Landscape, with a King Charles Spaniel in the foreground

signed and dated 'Melton Mowbray 1832';

40 1/8 x 50 1/8in. (101.9 x 127.3cm.)

Provenance

Possibly Mr. Watt, Bishop Burton
Brownsea Island
Patrick Bartlett; Christie's, 21 July 1967, lot 121 (12,500gns. to Leggatt)

Lot Essay

Possibly the painting listed in the artist's account book, Major Guy Paget, The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley (1782-1860), 1931, p.142, no. 379E, 'Portraits of Two Mares (Muta and her Dam, Buhasta) and Dog, #21.0.0'

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