Lot 45: John Wootton (Snitterfield, Warwickshire c. 1682-1764 London)

John Wootton (Snitterfield, Warwickshire c.1682-1764 London) Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (1713-1789), on horseback, with a hunting party in an extensive wooded landscape signed and dated 'J. Wootton / fect. 1759' (lower left, on the tree) oil on canvas 60 x 84¼ in. (152.4 x 214 cm.)

Catalogue of the paintings & portraits at Hornby Castle, the seat of The Duke of Leeds, 1868, p. 14, 'Thomas 4th Duke of Leeds returning from Hunting', in the Duchess Dressing Room. Hornby Castle, Catalogue of Pictures, London, 1898, p. 22, no. 263, in the Third Drawing Room. Historical and descriptive catalogue of pictures belonging to His Grace The Duke of Leeds, London, 1902, p. 81, no. 263.

Commissioned by Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (1713-1789), Kiveton Hall, Yorkshire, and by descent through the Dukes of Leeds, Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, to the present owner.