Two Hunters: 'Prophet' and 'Surprise'
John Boultbee (Osgathorpe 1753 – Liverpool 1812)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1753 - 1812
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1016 x 1270 mm (40 x 50 in)
Order this imageCollection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 138302
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Two Hunters: 'Prophet' and 'Surprise' by John Boultbee (Osgathorpe 1753 – Liverpool 1812), signed, bottom centre: J. Boultbee. Two hunters, a bay and a grey, held by a groom in a landscape with two hounds and a terrier. Racehorses belonging to Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh. An inscription on the frame states that 'Prophet' was got by 'Prophet' out of 'Hecate'. 'Surprise' was got by 'Gimcrack' out of 'Snapdragon' and won the largest stake (5,600 guineas) that was ever run for.
Provenance
Purchased from the family with the help of a grant from the Purchase Grant Fund, 1976.
Credit line
Uppark, The Fetherstonhaugh Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
PROPHET (?) WAS GOT BY / PROPHET OUT OF HECATE. SURPRISE WAS GOT BY / GIMCRACK OUT OF SNAPDRAGON AND WON THE LARGEST / STAKE THAT WAS EVER RUN FOR VIZ, 5600 GUINEAS (inscribed on frame)
Makers and roles
John Boultbee (Osgathorpe 1753 – Liverpool 1812), artist