Edward Robert Smythe (British
Edward Robert Smythe (British, 1810-1899)
The Suffolk Hunt With Master John Josselyn Esq., whipper-in, huntsman and hounds before Euston Hall
signed and dated 'E R Smythe 1865' (lower right), oil on canvas
84 x 168cm (33 1/16 x 66 1/8in)
Sold for £23,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • John Josselyn of St. Edmund's Hill, Bury St. Edmunds was Master of the Suffolk Hunt from 1845 to 1864, again from 1869-1871 and finally 1875-1880, he was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1855.

    An engraving of this picture was made by Charles Mottram, published 1865 by Henry Graves & Co. of Pall Mall.

    EXHIBITED:
    Oscar & Peter Johnson, Lowndes Gallery 1972 exhibition: 'Henry Bright & The Smythes of Ipswich' No. 27.

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