Lot 47: John Wootton (Snitterfield c. 1682-1764 London)

John Wootton (Snitterfield c. 1682-1764 London)
John Shafto of Bavington Hall, and Whitworth Hall, Northumberland, holding a hunter, in a landscape, with a groom and stable beyond
signed 'JWootton' (lower right, on the rock)
oil on canvas
24 3/8 x 29¾ in. (62 x 75.5 cm.)

(Presumably) commissioned by John Shafto, and by descent to
R.D. Shafto; Christie's, London, 22 November 1985, lot 7 (£4,320).
with Arthur Ackermann & Son, London.
with Lane Fine Art, London, 1987.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 23 November 2005, lot 50 (£48,000 to the present owner).

John Wootton (Snitterfield c. 1682-1764 London)
John Shafto of Bavington Hall, and Whitworth Hall, Northumberland, holding a hunter, in a landscape, with a groom and stable beyond
signed 'JWootton' (lower right, on the rock)
oil on canvas
24 3/8 x 29¾ in. (62 x 75.5 cm.)