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Description: | This small painting is typical of the type of equestrian portrait that Ferneley would have painted for his many hundreds of wealthy patrons. The hunter was a favourite subject for both artist and patron; at any one time a reputable huntsman would have owned a number of mounts. These small paintings would originally have been hung in groups in entrance halls, studies, billiard rooms and smoking rooms. They were also fashionable decoration for gentlemen's clubs. | Publisher: | Leicestershire County Council's Museum Service | Subjects: | Art John E. Ferneley Horses Fox hunting Portrait Painting | Temporal: | 1830-1839 | Source: | Leicestershire Museums | Identifier: | http://museums.leics.gov.uk/collections-... | Go to resource |
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