John Ferneley Paintings

John Ferneley

John Ferneley

John E. Ferneley was an English painter who concentrated in portraying sporting horses and hunting scenes. even though his rendition of horses was stylized, he is regarded as one of the great British equine artists, second perhaps only to George Stubbs. After 1801 he moved to London and studied under the sporting artist Benjamin Marshall. While training with Marshall he joined the Royal Academy School.

His painting was exhibited between 1806 and 1853 at the Royal Academy. He moved extensively in Ireland from 1806 to 1809, but returned to England to marry, and started working from Melton Mowbray. Here he built his studio and later a house, Elgin Lodge, on the Scalford Rd. Melton Mowbray was fast becoming a watering hole for the sporting fraternity and the place where modern fox-hunting developed in the late eighteenth century. Hugo Meynell, a wealthy local bred his dog to keep up with the horses and riders in their pursuit over hedges and ditches. At this time riders began wearing scarlet jackets which were to become traditional.

References

Firebird

Master John Marriott on a grey horse

Mr. H.H.H. Hungerford's second horse

Mr Hugh Dick's Favourite

Bay Hunters With Their Groom

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