The Melton Hunt Going to Draw the Ram's Head Cover (Primary Title)
Francis Grant, Scottish, 1803 - 1878 (Artist)
Grant was one of only two sporting artists who were elected president of the Royal Academy; the other was Sir Alfred Munnings in the 20th century. This complex painting should be considered an accomplished portrait of an era as well as of a particular group – the fashionable Quorn Hunt of Melton Mowbray, famous for its foxhunting. Hugely admired upon its exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1839, this picture was promptly purchased at a high price by the Duke of Wellington, the elder statesman and hero of the Napoleonic Wars.
Not inscribed.
Paul Mellon Collection
2018: "Country Life: Masterpieces from the Mellon Collection of MVFA", Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France, September 4 - December 2, 2018
2018-2019: "A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art from the VMFA", National Sporting Museum & Library, Middleburg, VA, April 13 - July 22, 2018; Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, February 2 - May 5, 2019; Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15 - September 8, 2019
2018-2019: "A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art from the VMFA", National Sporting Museum & Library, Middleburg, VA, April 13 - July 22, 2018; Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, February 2 - May 5, 2019; Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15 - September 8, 2019
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