John Leech (England, 1817-1864) Oil Painting Sporting Horse Hunt Scene c.1840's

Description: DESCRIPTION: Excellent Oil on Canvas of a Horse and Jockey sporting hunt scene titled, "Over the Sticks" by well listed and very important British artist John Leech (England, 1817-1864). Oil on canvas in an antique original period wood and gesso gold frame, ready hang. The painting is titled on a hand painted antique plate, "Over the Sticks" with the artist's name. It is wonderfully composed, well executed and shows excellent age. It was recently purchased directly from the estate sale of one of Maryland's most successful long time major thoroughbred champion horse breeders and will come with a copy of paperwork from the sale to assist with provenance. This painting would look outstanding as a room centerpiece or accent to a home library as it is classy and well done for a traditional hunt scene original period piece. It measures 31 1/2" x 24 3/4" total in frame with the painting itself being 25 1/4" x 18 1/2" sight size. It is in very good shape and could be displayed as is but would look outstanding with some minimal restoration and cleaning. Please see the condition details section and review all photographs for full condition report and more details. Hassle free shipping includes delivery confirmation, shipping within 24 hours of payment with professional packing provided by the FedEx Pack and Ship Store at no additional cost to the buyer. I will fully gurantee money back that this is an authentic original John Leech oil painting that will pass authentication as the painting was purchased at a major accredited auction and appraisal house as part of my personal collection from collecting fine art for the last 30 years. Thanks for looking and please add us to your favorite seller list and see our other listings for more great fine art and unusual antiques added weekly! *Important Terms of Sale: All items are described clearly with many photos that can be enlarged. It is important to ask all questions prior to bidding as Fine Art and Antiques sold as is with no returns. Items are NOT examined under blacklight, microscope, removed from frame, or taken apart unless mentioned in the listing details to prevent risk of damage to the piece. Paintings, antiques, and documents that have a guarantee in the listing description have been acquired from reputable major auction houses where the item has been examined by a certified, accredited and licensed Antique and Fine Art appraiser for authenticity. This is a good thing as it means many experts in the field have looked at the piece and determined it genuine. If the painting is guaranteed in the description by Wolfmarksales, we will stand behind authenticity with a money back guarantee if provided with written evaluation by a licensed and accredited/certified fine art or antique appraiser stating the item, painting, or fine art is not authentic. Only written paperwork from a certified, accredited, and reputable appraiser or authenticator will be accepted. Examples of accredited appraiser and evaluators include, Sotheby's, Christies, Heritage Auctions, PSA/DNA, NGC, PCGS and others. A friend with a framing shop or antique store does not count unless they are licensed, accredited, and/or certified as an expert and willing to put their license/credentials on the line to dispute the authenticity. Biography of John Leech (England, 1817-1864): John Leech, (born Aug. 29, 1817, London, Eng.—died Oct. 29, 1864, London), English caricaturist notable for his contributions to Punch magazine.Leech was educated at Charterhouse, where he met William Makepeace Thackeray, who was to be his lifelong friend. He then began to study medicine but soon drifted into the artistic profession and in 1835 published Etchings and Sketchings by A. Pen, Esq., comic character studies from the London streets. In 1840 Leech began contributing to magazines with a series of etchings in Bentley’s Miscellany; he also collaborated with George Cruikshank, whose work his own resembled in both style and subject. Later, however, he excluded the horrific and satirical elements present in the tradition of English caricature established in the late 18th and early 19th centuries by James Gillray and Thomas Rowlandson. Leech developed in his caricatures a comfortable, warmly humorous middle-class urbanity, in which character is underlined by emphatic contrasts of stock types. These qualities emerge from the four etchings illustrating Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol (1844), the Comic History of England (1847–48), and the woodcuts for the Comic History of Rome (1852). These were followed by numerous etchings and woodcuts of sporting scenes in the novels of his friend R.S. Surtees. Leech’s first contribution to Punch appeared in the issue of Aug. 7, 1841. This was the beginning of a fruitful connection that resulted in about 3,000 caricatures and other illustrations for the magazine. Leech concentrated on social caricature, as in Pictures of Life and Character from the Collection of Mr. Punch (1854, 1860, and 1863). Leech and the English illustrator Sir John Tenniel were the creators of the conventional image of John Bull—a jovial and honest Englishman, solid and foursquare, sometimes in a Union Jack waistcoat and with a bulldog at heel. He also contributed to Punch almanacs and pocketbooks, to Once a Week, and to The Illustrated London News, as well as to numerous novels and miscellaneous volumes. Biography Credit: Britiannica Online

Price: 8000 USD

Location: Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland

End Time: 2025-02-05T15:26:28.000Z

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