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John Ferneley

British, 1782–1860

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John E. Ferneley, was an English painter who specialised in portraying sporting horses and hunting scenes. Although his rendition of horses was stylised, he is regarded as one of the great British equine artists, second perhaps only to George Stubbs.

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Artworks (31)

Longford Lass and the Jew

1853 · oil paint

Tom of Lincoln and the Engineer in the Stables at Newport Lodge, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

1852 · oil paint

Archery Meeting in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

1850 · oil paint

Portrait of Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore (1794-1844), seated in an interior

1850 · oil paint

Two Children with a Hurdy-Gurdy

1847 · oil paint

Thomas Wilkinson, M.F.H., with the Hurworth Foxhound

1846 · oil paint

Two Horses and a Dog

1845 · oil paint

The Drag of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn

1843 · oil paint

John Burgess of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, on a Favourite Horse, with his Harriers

1838 · oil paint

The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer with their six younger children at Withcote Hall, Near Oakham, Leicestershire

1838 · oil paint

Edward Horner Reynard and his Brother George Grouse-Shooting At Middlesmoor, Yorkshire, with Their Gamekeeper Tully Lamb

1836 · oil paint

'General Chasse' on the Course at Aintree

1835 · oil paint

Defiance, a Brood Mare, with Reveller, a Foal

1833 · oil paint

William Massey-Stanley driving his Cabriolet in Hyde Park

1833 · oil paint

Cabriolet and Hacks at Hyde Park Corner

1833 · oil paint

Major Healey, Wearing Raby Hunt Uniform, Riding with the Sedgefield Hunt

1832 · oil paint

Miss Catherine Herrick with her Nieces and Nephews, the Five Elder Children of the Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer, signed and dated 1827

1829 · oil paint

Euxton, with John White Up, at Heaton Park

1829 · oil paint

Heaton Park Races

1829 · oil paint

overall: 92 x 152.6 cm (36 1/4 x 60 1/16 in.) framed: 110.5 x 170.8 x 8.2 cm (43 1/2 x 67 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)

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Study of a Saddled Bay Hunter

1828 · oil paint

The Quorn Hunt: a Sketch of the Artist and his Friends Moving Off

1825 · oil paint

Clinker with Captain Horatio Ross up, Radical with Captain Douglas up beyond

1825 · oil paint

The Meet of the Keith Hall Foxhounds

1824 · oil paint

Mr Powell and his Son, with Norton, a Grey Hunter

1819 · oil paint

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Longford Lass and the Jew
1853 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Tom of Lincoln and the Engineer in the Stables at Newport Lodge, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
1852 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Portrait of Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore (1794-1844), seated in an interior
1850 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Archery Meeting in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire
1850 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Two Children with a Hurdy-Gurdy
1847 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Thomas Wilkinson, M.F.H., with the Hurworth Foxhound
1846 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Two Horses and a Dog
1845 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Drag of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn
1843 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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John Burgess of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, on a Favourite Horse, with his Harriers
1838 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer with their six younger children at Withcote Hall, Near Oakham, Leicestershire
1838 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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