Attributed to George Henry Laporte (British, 1799-1873). The Brookside Harriers. Oil on canvas. 15-1...

Description

Attributed to George Henry Laporte (British, 1799-1873)
The Brookside Harriers
Oil on canvas
15-1/4 x 23-1/2 inches (38.7 x 59.7 cm)


PROVENANCE:
Mrs. Kenneth A. Spencer (1902-1982), Kansas City, Missouri, after 1927;
(With) The Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri (lent by Mrs. Spencer);
Private collection, Tucson, Arizona.

LITERATURE:
Sir W. Gilbey, Baronet, "Animal Painters: G. H. Laporte," Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, vol. 69, London, 1898, pp. 441-442, not illustrated.

The present work captures an afternoon with the famed Brookside Harriers, featuring hunt master Mr. Harrison Carr on his grey hunter, Harlequin, and surrounded by several favorite hounds. Pierpont, the kennel huntsman, stands at right in a tall hat, and the figure of Dr. Hooker, Rector of Rottingdean, accompanied by his groom, appears in the distance.



Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000.

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