A Strawberry Mule and Two Lurchers in a Stable and a Stable Lad
John E. Ferneley (Thrussington 1782 - Melton Mowbray 1860)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1850 (dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
620 x 850 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290401
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Dappled Mule with a Boy and Greyhounds by John E. Ferneley (Thrussington 1782 – Melton Mowbray 1860), inscribed; 'Melton Mowbray' and dated 1850 and also inscribed; 'This picture was bought by Sir John Crewe Bt. for 10gns.' The mule stands in a barn interior two greyhounds lying in straw behind. A boy in a hat and carrying a saddle and stirrup walks towards the open doorway.
Provenance
Bought by Sir John Crewe Bt for 10gns.; acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Marks and inscriptions
Melton Mowbray 1850
Makers and roles
John E. Ferneley (Thrussington 1782 - Melton Mowbray 1860), artist