File:Portrait of Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner, 4th Bt. (by John Ferneley).jpg

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Portrait of Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner, 4th Bt. (by John Ferneley)

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English: John Ferneley SNR. (Thrussington, Leics 1782- 1860 Melton Mowbray, Leics)

Portrait of Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner, 4th Bt. (1779-1855) with two Clumber Spaniels out Shooting

inscribed on an old label verso: Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner Baronet / Painted by Old Mr. Fernily [sic] from a picture by the / same artist at Osberton & given to Lady Milner / by George Savile Foljambe Esqre 1841

oil on canvas, unlined, in a carved and gilt wood frame

76.6 x 64.7 cm.; 30⅛ x 25½ in.

This painting relates to Ferneley's conversation piece depicting George Savile Foljambe and his father-in-law, William Milner, with keepers and Clumber spaniels shooting among silver furs at Osberton.1 The present work replicates the central figure - Sir William - from that canvas.

1 Sold London, Christie's, 18 May 2007, lot 85 for £692,000 - still the highest price achieved at auction for the artist.
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Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/royal-and-noble/john-ferneley-snr-portrait-of-sir-william-mordaunt
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John Ferneley  (1782–1860)  wikidata:Q3181492
 
John Ferneley
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 18 May 1782 Edit this at Wikidata 1860 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q3181492

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