George Morland

Setters - Dogs in a landscape

A painting of a chestnut hunter in a landscape with a horse and rider accompanied by two hounds by a woodland river in the distance. Signed and inscribed 'Melton Mowbray', lower left. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame. John Ferneley Sr (1782-1860) was born the son of a Leicestershire wheelwright, the youngest of six children. He is known as one of the great British equine artists, perhaps only second to Stubbs in terms of raw ability. Ferneley originally worked with his father, until by chance the Duke of Rutland saw some of his work on the side of a cart on which Ferneley and his father had been working. The Duke was so impressed with Ferneley that he persuaded John's father to allow him to become the pupil of Benjamin Marshall. Ferneley was so talented that apparently he produced almost perfect copies of his tutor's paintings and they were said to have been indistinguishable from the master’s. Marshall also enrolled him as a student of the Royal Academy Schools. In 1804 Ferneley paid a man named Thomas Harrison...

The Fast Road to London Charming English Coaching Scene watched by the passing Hunt by Richard Simm (British, bn. 1926) signed oil on canvas with board backing, framed framed: 22 x 2...

‘On the Arun, Sussex’ by George Vicat Cole RA, RBA (1833-1893). Academy Fine Paintings is fully conversant with the legal exemptions which, under the supreme law of the U.S. Consti...

Charming King Charles Cavalier Spaniel and her Pups is an oil on old canvas painting in folk English School style. Dates to 18th century, the dogs are in a homestead by a thatched c...

Clydesdale Horses & Farmer Ploughing a Golden Autumn Field in Rural Countryside by British Artist Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 23 x 1...

The Rat Catcher English School, 1920's signed, dated, "R. Esom" oil on canvas, framed framed: 12 x 16 inches canvas : 8 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, Cotswolds, Englan...

Pastoral Landscape English School, late 19th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 19 x 25 inches board: 18 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: the painti...

The Rural Lane English School, mid Victorian period, circa 1860'1870 oil on canvas, framed framed: 21.5 x 27 inches canvas: 18 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, England Con...

The Farmers Dog English School, early 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 23 x 29 inches board : 18 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good c...

The Bluebell Woods by Paul Morgan, English 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 22.5 x 30.5 inches board : 17.5 x 26 inches Provenance: private collection, Surrey, Englan...