A Chestnut Hunter, known as 'The Old Chestnut', with Chastleton House in the Distance
Thomas Woodward (Pershore 1801 - Worcester 1852)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1829 - 1830
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
70 x 88 cm
Order this imageCollection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 1430486
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Chestnut Hunter, known as 'The Old Chestnut', with Chastleton House in the Distance by Thomas Woodward (Pershore 1801-Worcester 1852). A full-length portrait of a Chestnut Hunter standing in profile to the left, on ground to the west of Chastleton (the west tower appears in the distance to the right of the picture). Extensive landscape to the right. [Long Gallery 1952 (Caption to Baker photo)].
Provenance
J H Whitmore Jones paid Thomas Woodward £21 on 22 Jan. 1830 'for the picture of the old chestnut' Nov 2, Dec 17 1829,
Makers and roles
Thomas Woodward (Pershore 1801 - Worcester 1852), artist