David Dalby

A dark bay horse standing in an extensive English landscape

c.1820

A 19th century black and white spaniel standing in a landscape, with a country house in the distance. Signed C B Spalding, lower right. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame. Charles B...

A chestnut coloured greyhound standing in a verdant landscape with a country cottage just visible in the far distance. Signed 'James Clark' (lower right) and dated 1899. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame. James Albert Clark (1863-1955) was born in London into a family of animal painters on 17 February 1863 to artist James Clark and his second wife Frances Mary Anne...

Two Warwickshire hounds, named Hermit and Wildboy, standing in a landscape. Signed and dated 1889 (lower right) and signed, inscribed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas in a gil...

A white poodle, sitting upright on its hind legs. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame, bearing a plaque 'Henry Bernard Chalon 1770-1849'. Canvas size: 33 x 26cm In frame: 45 x 37cm Provenance: Phillips sale, London, 24 November 1998, lot 140. David Messum, London One of the more important painters of his time, Chalon was the son of Jan Chalon, a Dutch musician and engraver from Amsterdam (1749-95), and 'Jackey' Barnard, the daughter of Sir John Barnard, a financier, London merchant, Lord Mayor and M.P. (1722-61). Chalon studied at the Royal Academy schools and married a sister of the artist James Ward. Their daughter Maria A. Chalon became a miniaturist. Chalon became estranged from his wife and James Ward tried, unsuccessfuly, to damage his career. Chalon had considerable success as a painter and in 1795 was appointed animal painter to the Duchess of York...

A black and white spaniel standing on a yellow silk damask covered day-bed in a sumptuous interior. Provenance: With Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd., London. Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 15 May 2007, lot 284 Private collection, London Samuel John Carter...

A saddled chestnut hunter tethered to a post at the entrance to stables with a wooded landscape and a hill beyond. Signed and dated lower left, 'T. Beach pt., 1785'. Provenance: Anonymous sale, London, Christie's 28 May 1999. lot 15 Thomas Beach was essentially known as a portrait artist and the present painting is a rare example of his skill as an animal painter. His ability to convey a sense of the character of his sitters is evident here in the remarkably sensitive portrayal of the horse's expression. Beach painted...

Children with dog Jean Philipe Moreno Italia 2002 Oil on canvas mis. cm. 70x55 Moreno is a traditional painter who observes and studies the great masters of the 18th century, together with his own personality he creates original works with mastery and artistic skill. This is a reinterpretation of the London Master Arthur John Elsley...

The English Hunting Party late 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 25.5 inches canvas: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and s...

The Andalusia John Frederick Herring (English, 1795-1865) Signed Lower Right 14 x 18 inches 18 x 22 inches with frame Provenance: Frost &Reed, Ltd., London 1984 Herring, born in London in 1795, was the son of a London merchant of Dutch parentage, who had been born overseas in America. The first eighteen years of Herring's life were spent in London, where his greatest interests were drawing and horses.[2] In the year 1814, at the age of 18, he moved to Doncaster in the north of England, arriving in time to witness the Duke of Hamilton's "William" win the St. Leger Stakes horserace. By 1815, Herring had married Ann Harris; his sons John Frederick Herring Jr., Charles Herring, and Benjamin Herring were all to become artists, while his two daughters, Ann and Emma, both married painters. When she was barely of age in 1845 Ann married Harrison Weir. In Doncaster, England, Herring was employed as a painter of inn...

The Country Squire English School, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 27.5 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: large areas of overpainting and re...

‘Vigilance, Loyalty, and Devotion’ by Arthur Wardle R.B.C. R.I. (1864-1949). The painting – which depicts a young Edwardian beauty with parasol surrounded by poppies and three faith...

Jockey on Horseback British School, 20th century painted after an earlier style oil on canvas, framed framed: 31 x 35 inches canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK...