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Squire George Osbaldeston on Ashton taking the fence side by side with Sir Frances Holyoake-Goodricke on Crossbow

Squire George Osbaldeston on Ashton taking the fence side by side with Sir Frances Holyoake-Goodricke on Crossbow
 1844; dated 1830; dated 1844

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1952
Gallery location
Not on display
 

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.

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
102.0 × 127.8 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in brown paint l.l.: Two of the Figures from the Large Picture / in Possession / of H. Goodricke Esqr
inscribed in brown paint l.c.l.: G. Osbaldeston Esqr / on Ashton.
inscribed in brown and white paint l.c.: Sir F. Holyoak Goodrick / on Crossbow
inscribed (diagonally) in brown paint l.c.: J. Ferneley / Melton, Mowbray / 1830.
inscribed (diagonally) in brown paint l.r.: J Ferneley / Melton Mowbray / 1844
Accession Number
2971-4
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1952
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
dog (species) equestrians fences (site elements) horse (species) jumping men (male humans) menswear top hats (hats)
Provenance
Collection of Charles Gordon-Lyon (1867–1958), Banyule, Heidelberg, Melbourne (until 1943), before 1942; withdrawn from Gordon-Lyon sale, Leonard Joel's, Melbourne, 7 May 1942; purchased from Charles Gordon-Lyon, for the NGV, 1952.

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