FERNELEY, John
(b. 1782, Thrussington, d. 1860, Melton Mowbray)

An Egyptian Pony

1809
Oil on canvas, 71 x 91 cm
Private collection

The painting represents an Egyptian Pony, 'Whisperer' with two Irish Terriers and a goat in a landscape by a stream in an Irish landscape. The influence of Benjamin Marshall, the teacher of the artist, is apparent in the present painting. It is signed and dated 1809.




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