James Barenger (1780-1831)

Over the Ditch; and The Kill

Details

James Barenger (1780-1831)
Over the Ditch; and The Kill
both signed 'J. Barenger.' (the former lower left, the latter lower right)
oil on canvas
28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm.)
in English 18th Century carved and gilded frames
a pair (2)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's, 21 June 1974, lot 38 (sold 2,400 gns.).

Literature

S. Mitchell, The Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 102, illustrated.

Lot Essay

James Barenger was the son of James Barenger (1745-1813), who exhibited a number of pictures of insects at the Royal Academy, and the nephew of William Woollett, the engraver. Barenger exhibited hunting scenes, and pictures of horses, dogs, cattle and game birds at the Royal Academy between 1807 and 1831. His patrons included the Duke of Grafton, the Marquess of Londonderry, and the Earl of Derby.

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