About this work
Squire George Osbaldeston, an all-round sportsman, was known particularly as a steeplechase rider and famous breeder of hounds. In this lively depiction, John Ferneley shows Osbaldeston riding out with his friend Sir Frances Holyoake-Goodricke, along with the Quorn – a celebrated pack of fox-hunting hounds named after the village of Quorn in Leicestershire. Osbaldeston, a passionate fox hunter, was master of the Pytchley Quorn from 1827 to 1834.