July 14 & 15, 2020 Fine & Decorative Arts
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2020
Oil on canvas, Circa 1870. John Alfred Wheeler was born in Andoversford, Gloucestershire in 1821. He was the founder of a dynasty of painters which included two sons and two grandsons. He specialized in portraits of dogs and horses as well as sporting scenes. He also produced a number of military paintings featuring horses. By 1877, he had moved to Hanwell, London where he achieved considerable success earning commissions from wealthy patrons such as the Duke of Portland, the Duke of Westminster, the Earl of Caithness and Baron Rothschild. Wheeler also spent time living in Bath during the late 1880’s to early 1890’s.
This painting of a deer hound includes an inscription on the reverse: Deer Hound/ The property of His Grace The/ Duke of Beaufort/ painted by J.A. Wheeler.
Condition: partially relined, reduced in size from a larger painting.
Item Dimensions: Frame: 22 - 1/2" x 22 - 1/2".
Artist
J.A. Wheeler (British 1821-1903)