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John Wootton AUCTION RECORDS
1682/86 - 1765 London, England. Known for: Horse, landscape paintings, racing.
John Wootton (British: 1686-1765). "English landscape and sporting painter. He probably received some instruction from Jan Wyck in the 1690s, and he was possibly patronized from an early age by the... Read full biography
John Wootton (British: 1686-1765). "English landscape and sporting painter. He probably received some instruction from Jan Wyck in the 1690s, and he was possibly patronized from an early age by the aristocratic households of Beaufort and Coventry (as was Wyck), perhaps while working as a page to... Read full biography
John Wootton (British: 1686-1765). "English landscape and sporting painter. He probably received some instruction from Jan Wyck in the 1690s, and he was possibly patronized from an early age by the aristocratic households of Beaufort and Coventry (as was Wyck), perhaps while working as a page to Lady Anne Somerset at Snitterfield House, Warwicks. His earliest extant dated work is the horse portrait Bonny Black (1711; Belvoir Castle, Leics). By this time he had begun to establish himself in... Read full biography
John Wootton (British: 1686-1765). "English landscape and sporting painter. He probably received some instruction from Jan Wyck in the 1690s, and he was possibly patronized from an early age by the aristocratic households of Beaufort and Coventry (as was Wyck), perhaps while working as a page to Lady Anne Somerset at Snitterfield House, Warwicks. His earliest extant dated work is the horse portrait Bonny Black (1711; Belvoir Castle, Leics). By this time he had begun to establish himself in London. He was a subscriber to the first English Academy of Painting and Drawing in 1711 and by 1717 had been elected a steward of the Virtuosi Club of St Lukes. He specialized very successfully in horse subjects, but his main contribution to British... Read full biography
John Wootton (British: 1686-1765). "English landscape and sporting painter. He probably received some instruction from Jan Wyck in the 1690s, and he was possibly patronized from an early age by the aristocratic households of Beaufort and Coventry (as was Wyck), perhaps while working as a page to Lady Anne Somerset at Snitterfield House, Warwicks. His earliest extant dated work is the horse portrait Bonny Black (1711; Belvoir Castle, Leics). By this time he had begun to establish himself in London. He was a subscriber to the first English Academy of Painting and Drawing in 1711 and by 1717 had been elected a steward of the Virtuosi Club of St Lukes. He specialized very successfully in horse subjects, but his main contribution to British painting was the introduction of the ideal landscape. Horace Walpole said his works in this vein approached towa... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (1713-1789), on horseback, with a hunting party in an extensive wooded landscape
John Wootton Auction: 12/03/2013Lot: 45Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTHE MEET: A HUNTING PARTY, WITH FIGURES, HORSES AND HOUNDS, IN AN EXTENSIVE WOODED LANDSCAPE
John Wootton Auction: 07/09/2015Lot: 51Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTHE GREAT STALLION, THE GODOLPHIN ARABIAN, IN AN ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE HELD BY A GROOM
John Wootton Auction: 11/24/2005Lot: 81Subscribe or get free alerts
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