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Iz perspektive galerije, najpoznatije delo umetnika John Ferneley je Mr Powell and his Son, with Norton, a Grey Hunter (1816). The Council of Horses (from John Gay's 'Fables') (1850) i William Rutson (1791–1867), on a Grey Hunter (1820) čine triju koju svako oko prepoznaje. Od 106 dela umetnika John Ferneley u našem katalogu, galerija u nastavku predstavlja 86 najpoznatijih dela, od kojih je svako originalno, sa navedenom godinom nastanka, muzejom i onim što ga čini jedinstvenim.
A man in a formal suit and top hat stands alongside his son, a composition that anchors the viewer in the social hierarchies of 1816. Beside them, a white horse, identified as the grey hunter Norton, provides a bright, vertical counterpoint to the human figures. The scene is populated by additional figures, including a person to the far left and another near the center, creating a sense of a gathered…
The woods hold a quiet assembly. Under a canopy of leaves, horses of varying shades—brown, white, black, and red—gather in a clearing. They do not gallop. Instead, they stand in a stillness that feels heavy with intent. Some graze upon the forest floor, their heads lowered to the earth, while others remain upright, watching. Two birds occupy the periphery, one near the upper left and another toward the bottom right,…
The Burton Hunt1830 · Usher Gallery
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The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer with their six younger children at Withcote Hall, Near Oakham, Leicestershire1838 · Yale Center for British Art
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William Massey-Stanley driving his Cabriolet in Hyde Park1833 · Yale Center for British Art
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Edward Horner Reynard and his Brother George Grouse-Shooting At Middlesmoor, Yorkshire, with Their Gamekeeper Tully Lamb1836 · Yale Center for British Art
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A Groom (Frank Spence) with Two Ponies and Two Greyhounds in a Landscape1837 · National Trust
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The Drag of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn1843 · Yale Center for British Art
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Thomas Wilkinson, M.F.H., with the Hurworth Foxhound1846 · Yale Center for British Art
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Two Children with a Hurdy Gurdy1847 · New Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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Carthorses with Grooms at a Fair1856
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A Saddled Grey Hunter in a Loose Box1854 · National Trust
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Melton Mowbray Horse FairNew Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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Fox and Duck1813 · Sizergh Castle
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A Groom and Two Hunters1820 · Nunnington Hall
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Sir Robert Leighton after Coursing, with a Groom and a Couple of Greyhounds1816
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Thomas Strickland (1792–1835), and Horse in the Hunting Field1819 · Sizergh Castle
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The Quorn Hunt1819 · Walker Art Gallery
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Dr Thomas Ford1820 · New Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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Archibald (1794–1832), Lord Kennedy, Later Earl of Cassillis, on a Hunter1819 · The National Trust For Scotland
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Portrait of an Unknown Man (said to be Joseph Fry)1816 · Bristol Museum - Art Gallery
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A Chestnut Horse in a Stable1829
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Study of a Saddled Bay Hunter1828 · Yale Center for British Art
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John, Henry and Francis Grant at Melton1823 · New Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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Mr Green's Bay Mare1825 · New Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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Lieutenant Henry Fortescue1824
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Heaton Park Races (also known as In the Paddock)1829
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A Bay Hunter in a Stable1829 · National Trust
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Mr Pare's Coachman with a Newfoundland Dog1823 · New Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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A Prize Ox in a Landscape1831 · National Trust
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'Orion', a Chestnut Hunter Outside a Stable1831 · Brooke Robinson Museum
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Two Greyhounds and a Dead Hare1824 · National Trust
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Chestnut Hunter before a Stable1825 · National Trust
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A Pair of Greyhounds1824 · Walker Art Gallery
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Portrait of the Artist and His Family in His Studio1823
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Lieutenant Henry Fortescue (1798–1876)1824 · National Maritime Museum
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Sir John Palmer on His Favourite Mare with His Shepherd, John Green, and His Prize Leicester Longwool Sheep1823
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The Ferneley Family Pew in Melton Mowbray Parish Church, Leicestershire1828 · New Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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Hunt Scurry1832
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John Burgess of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, on a Favourite Horse, with his Harriers1838
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Hunter in a Landscape1839 · New Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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John Burgess of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, on a Favourite Horse, with his Harriers1838
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Defiance, a Brood Mare, with Reveller, a Foal1833
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Major Healey, Wearing Raby Hunt Uniform, Riding with the Sedgefield Hunt1833
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Major Healey, Wearing Raby Hunt Uniform, Riding with the Sedgefield Hunt1833
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'General Chasse' on the Course at Aintree1835 · Walker Art Gallery
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'Lofty', a Skewbald Carriage Horse, with a Greyhound1837 · National Trust
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The Opening of the Leicester and Swannington Railway (The Arrival of the First Train at Bagworth, 17 July 1832)1832
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A Bay Hunter Called 'Queen Mab' outside Calke Abbey1842 · National Trust
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Gentleman in a Red Coat on a Bay Hunter1840 · Walker Art Gallery
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A Dappled Grey Hunter Called 'Spangle' and a Terrier Called 'Reveller'1843 · National Trust
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Two Horses and a Dog1845
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Archery Meeting in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire1850 · Yale Center for British Art
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Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Tolver Gerard, Bt, and His Regiment, the Lancashire Hussars, on Parade1851 · Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum
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Grooms and Horses in front of Calke Abbey1850 · National Trust
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Longford Lass and the Jew1853
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Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Tolver Gerard, Bt, and His Regiment, the Lancashire Hussars, on Parade1851 · Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum
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A Group of Ponies in the Park1850
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Longford Lass and the Jew1853 · Fitzwilliam College
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A Group of Ponies in the Park1850 · National Trust
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A Strawberry Roan Mule and Two Lurchers in a Stable, and a Stable Lad1850 · National Trust
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Lord Howe's Groom with Gray Hunter
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Master John Marriott on a grey horse, with his sister Annis and their dogs
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firebird and policy
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A Bay Hunter In A Loose Box
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A Gentleman Holding Dangerous, the Winner of the 1833 Derby
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Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, the Market Place1842 · New Walk Museum - Art Gallery
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The Game Keeper's Larder1836
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'Rodolph', a bay hunter, in an extensive landscape
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A Jockey On A Chestnut Hunter
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A Chestnut Hunter in a Landscape
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A Man in Hunt UniformUpton House
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Solomon, Out of King David
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A Grey Hunter in a StableNational Trust
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A Chestnut Hunter in a FieldNational Trust
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Lincoln High Street, Two Years after the Coming of the RailwaysUsher Gallery
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Bay Racehorse and Rider
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A Chestnut Hunter in a StableNational Trust
Četiri teme koje se najčešće ponavljaju u ovim originalima, svaka sa svojim vrhunskim primerom.
#45 Sir John Palmer on His Favourite Mare with His Shepherd, John Green, and His Prize Leicester Longwool Sheep
#62 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Tolver Gerard, Bt, and His Regiment, the Lancashire Hussars, on Parade
#65 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Tolver Gerard, Bt, and His Regiment, the Lancashire Hussars, on Parade
#74 A Gentleman Holding Dangerous, the Winner of the 1833 Derby
8 muzeja u kojima se nalazi najviše slika sa ove stranice.
| Muzej | Grad | Radovi umetnika John Ferneley | Slike iz ovog spiska |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yale Center for British Art |
New Haven | 10 | Miss Catherine Herrick with her Nieces and Nephews, the Five Elder Children of the Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer, signed and dated 1827, The Quorn Hunt: a Sketch of the Artist and his Friends Moving Off, Euxton, with John White Up, at Heaton Park |
 National Trust |
Derby | 9 | The Council of Horses (from John Gay's 'Fables'), A Groom (Frank Spence) with Two Ponies and Two Greyhounds in a Landscape, A Saddled Grey Hunter in a Loose Box |
 New Walk Museum - Art Gallery |
Leicester | 9 | Two Children with a Hurdy Gurdy, Melton Mowbray Horse Fair, Dr Thomas Ford |
 Walker Art Gallery |
Liverpud | 4 | The Quorn Hunt, A Pair of Greyhounds, 'General Chasse' on the Course at Aintree |
 National Trust |
Stokport | 3 | A Grey Hunter in a Stable, A Chestnut Hunter in a Field, A Chestnut Hunter in a Stable |
 Nunnington Hall |
2 | William Rutson (1791–1867), on a Grey Hunter, A Groom and Two Hunters | |
 Usher Gallery |
Lincoln | 2 | The Burton Hunt, Lincoln High Street, Two Years after the Coming of the Railways |
 Sizergh Castle |
Kendal | 2 | Fox and Duck, Thomas Strickland (1792–1835), and Horse in the Hunting Field |
Izaberite deceniju da biste videli original koji je definiše.
A man in a formal suit and top hat stands alongside his son, a composition that anchors the viewer in the social hierarchies of 1816. Beside them, a white horse, identified as the grey hunter Norton, provides a bright, vertical counterpoint to the human figures. The scene is populated by additional figures, including a person to the far left and another near the center, creating a sense of a gathered…
The woods hold a quiet assembly. Under a canopy of leaves, horses of varying shades—brown, white, black, and red—gather in a clearing. They do not gallop. Instead, they stand in a stillness that feels heavy with intent. Some graze upon the forest floor, their heads lowered to the earth, while others remain upright, watching. Two birds occupy the periphery, one near the upper left and another toward the bottom right,…
Mr Powell and his Son, with Norton, a Grey Hunter (1816). Slede The Council of Horses (from John Gay's 'Fables') (1850) i William Rutson (1791–1867), on a Grey Hunter (1820).
34 godina: Mr Powell and his Son, with Norton, a Grey Hunter datira iz 1816, a John Ferneley je rođen/a 1782.
Mr Powell and his Son, with Norton, a Grey Hunter, The Council of Horses (from John Gay's 'Fables'), William Rutson (1791–1867), on a Grey Hunter, Mr Powell and his Son, with Norton, a Grey Hunter, The Meet of the Keith Hall Foxhounds, Miss Catherine Herrick with her Nieces and Nephews, the Five Elder Children of the Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer, signed and dated 1827, The Quorn Hunt: a Sketch of the Artist and his Friends Moving Off, Euxton, with John White Up, at Heaton Park, Duchess i The Quorn at Quenby (sketch). Gornji rang pokazuje godinu i muzej za svako od njih.
Naš katalog sadrži 106 dela umetnika John Ferneley, datiranih od 1813 do 1856.
Većinom u Yale Center for British Art (New Haven), National Trust (Derby) i New Walk Museum - Art Gallery (Leicester). Tabela muzeja iznad sadrži njih sve.
U 1820s: 23 od 86 dela na ovoj stranici nastalo je tada, od čega je William Rutson (1791–1867), on a Grey Hunter.
Na ovoj stranici, najstarije delo je iz Fox and Duck (1813), a najnovije iz Carthorses with Grooms at a Fair (1856).
Hunting (22), Beach (6) i Men (6), kroz svih 86 dela na ovoj stranici.
Oil On Canvas, za 3 od 86 dela na ovoj stranici.
Neoclassicism i Contemporary realism, sudeći po originalima na ovoj stranici.
Miss Catherine Herrick with her Nieces and Nephews, the Five Elder Children of the Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer, signed and dated 1827, The Quorn Hunt: a Sketch of the Artist and his Friends Moving Off i Euxton, with John White Up, at Heaton Park: Yale Center for British Art, New Haven čuva 10 dela sa ove stranice.
In the golden age of British sporting art, few names evoke the thundering hooves and spirited pursuits of the Regency era quite like John Ferneley I. Born in 1782 in the quiet village of Thrussington, Leicestershire, Ferneley would grow to become a definitive chronicler of the English countryside. His life’s work serves as a vibrant window into a vanished world of aristocratic leisure, where the rhythm of rural life was dictated by the seasons and the exhilarating chase of the fox hunt. To study a Ferneley canvas is to step into the mist of an English morning, feeling the dampness of the dew and the palpable tension of the hounds in pursuit.
Ferneley’s artistic identity was forged through a profound connection to the landscape and the animals that inhabited it. His early training under the esteemed Benjamin Marshall provided him with more than just technical proficiency; it bestowed upon him a specialized vocabulary of movement. Under Marshall's mentorship, Ferneley learned to translate the raw energy of a galloping horse and the subtle shifts in a rider's posture onto canvas. This foundation allowed him to transition from a student of sporting art to a master of its most complex nuances, eventually leading him to the prestigious Royal Academy School where his talent was refined for the grandest stages of British society.
The true brilliance of Ferneley’s oeuvre lies in his ability to balance meticulous realism with an almost breathless sense of motion. His compositions are rarely static; instead, they pulse with the vitality of the hunt. He possessed a rare, anatomical understanding of equine musculature, allowing him to depict the strain of a horse in full stride or the sudden halt of a startled beast with startling accuracy. This dedication to detail extended to the human element as well, capturing the varied expressions of hunters—from the focused intensity of the seasoned rider to the breathless excitement of the spectator.
Throughout his prolific career, Ferneley secured the patronage of the highest echelons of British nobility. His studio in Melton Mowbray became a sanctuary for those seeking to immortalize their sporting triumphs. His catalog of work is vast, yet it maintains a consistent emotional resonance. Some of his most enduring contributions to the art world include:
Beyond the mere documentation of social customs, Ferneley’s work holds a significant place in the evolution of British painting. While often categorized strictly within the genre of sporting art, his approach to light and atmosphere hinted at the burgeoning shifts in artistic thought that would later define the Impressionist movement. He did not merely paint horses; he painted the atmosphere in which they moved, capturing the fleeting qualities of light filtering through autumn leaves or the heavy gloom of a winter afternoon.
As we look back upon his life, which concluded in 1860, we see an artist who successfully bridged the gap between traditional sporting portraiture and a more expressive, atmospheric style. His legacy remains etched in the annals of art history, serving as a vital link to the traditions of the English landed gentry and providing a timeless celebration of the bond between man, horse, and the natural world. Today, his works continue to captivate collectors and historians alike, standing as enduring monuments to the elegance and vigor of a bygone era.
