John Ferneley Snr (Circle), Study Of A Chestnut Hunter & Spaniel In A Landscape

John Ferneley Snr (Circle), Study Of A Chestnut Hunter & Spaniel In A LandscapeThis mid 19th century oil painting depicts a chestnut hunter and spaniel in a landscape. Once in a while, a piece arrives here with a special intangible quality thats hard to pin down. This is one of those rare occasions. This exceptional work seems to glow and captures the imagination as if imbued with some otherworldly quality. That may seem far fetched, but we cant take our eyes off it. The exquisite rendering of both animals is even more profound

Medium: Oil on paper

Fellow painter

looking down with her right hand supporting her head

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a good later frame

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he would’ve painted this during the early part of his career and may have been studying in France at the time

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 23½” x 32” / 60cm x 81cmYear of creation: c

Axel Søeborg was an outsider

While several horse-drawn carriages are rattling their way through the centre of the composition

A few minor paint losses including a small area in the hair and another underneath the frame on the left

This enchanting portrait by German artist

It’s noted that Lars Mathson was a publican so perhaps Achen knew him quite well… Or did he owe him a few rounds