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WOOTTON, After John (c.1683-1764)
The Father of the Turf. Tregonwell Frampton Esqre. of Moreton, in Dorsetshire, Keeper of the Running Horses at Newmarket, to their Majesties William the Third, Queen Anne, George the First, & George the Second...
London & Newmarket: J. Bodger, Mr. Weatherby and Messrs. Tattersalls, [4 June 1791]. Mezzotint, by John Jones, collector's ink stamp to lower right corner (publication date erased by surface abrasion). Image size (including text): 17 3/4 x 14 inches. Sheet size: 24 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches.
A fine image from one of the "founders and architects of the English school of sporting painting.' (Charles Lane)
"Tregonwell Frampton (1641-1727) was born at Moreton where he had opportunities for sport of all kinds. His time was divided between Dorset and Newmarket, where he became the most famous figure in horse-racing. Although his integrity was sometimes questioned, he had great success as a trainer and breeder for royalty as well as on his own account and his knowledge of racing matters earned him the soubriquet 'Father of the Turf', a title which has not been challenged." (Mellon British Sporting and Animal Prints p.211).
John Wootton "animal and landscape painter, was born about 1678. He studied under John Wyck, and first became known at Newmarket, where he painted the portraits of all the favourite racehorses of his time. He was equally successful as a painter of dogs, also of hunting and battle pieces and equestrian portraits... Wootton was one of the most esteemed artists of the period, and his works, which are usually on a large scale, are to be met with in many of the great county houses. Some admirable hunting pieces by him are preserved at Althorp and Longleat. In the royal collection are his Stag Hunt in Windsor Park, Siege of Tournay, Siege of Lille, and portrait of the Duke of Cumberland, with the battle of Dettingen in the background. His portrait of Flying Childers, the fleetest horse that ever ran, is the property of Messrs. Tattersall. Five of his pictures which belonged to Sir Robert Walpole were engraved for Boydell's Houghton Gallery. In 1726 Wootton published, by subscription, a set of four plates of his hunting subjects, engraved by B. Baron, and another set of seven, engraved by P. C. Canot, appeared in 1770. His portrait of the Duke of Cumberland, with the battle of Culloden in the background, was engraved... [as was] that of Tregonwell Frampton, the father of the turf.." (DNB).
Mellon British Sporting and Animal Prints p.210.
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#5253 $2,000.00 
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