John Charlton

Back to catalogue Place Bid or Track Lot Lot No: 303 John Charlton, RBA, RI, ROI (British, 1849-1917) Her favourites signed with initials and dated 'J.C. 1881' (lower right), watercolour 30 x 50cm (11 13/16 x 19 11/16in). Estimate: £500 - 700, € 600 - 840 View Condition Report Contact the Specialist to discuss this lot or selling in a future sale Email: Veronique Scorer Tel: +44 207 393 3962 To subscribe to or order a Printed Catalogue quote ref: 19911 Tel: +44 (0) 1666 502 200

Sale 152 Lot 56 * John Charlton (British, 1849-1917) Kitty, 1890 oil on canvas signed J. Charlton and dated (lower left) 24 x 30 inches. Estimate $ 4,000-6,000 Provenance: William Second Gallery, New York Back Lot Inquiry Bid Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

John Charlton (1849-1917) More free than welcome signed with monogram and dated '1874' (lower left) and signed,titled and inscribed 'No.2 /'More free than welcome'/JohnCharlton/Studio, 5 Osnaburgh Street Regents Park W./and 8 St Mary'sPlace, Newcastle on Tyne' (on an old label on the reverse) oil on canvas 52 x 79 in. (132 x 206 cm.) Provenance London, Royal Academy, 1874, no. 1357.

JOHN CHARLTON (1849-1917) - THE DEATH: RECOLLECTION OF A KILL WITH THE PYTCHLEY HOUNDS -
Mis: 200 by 153 cm., 78 by 59 in.
signed with initials l.l. oil on canvas

CATALOGUE NOTE
The Pytchley is one of the best known hunts in Great Britain with a rich history dating back to the Plantaganet's Royal Hunt in Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire. The 1st Earl Spencer (1734-1783) took over the Hunt in 1765 and it has been synonymous with the family ever since. The present work was executed during the lifetime of one of the Pytchley's most notorious masters, the 5th Earl, John Ponytz Spencer (1835-1910) who was known as the Red Earl due to the colour of his hair and beard. He was also, along with Queen Victoria, one of Charlton's distinguished patrons. Born in Bamburgh, Northumberland, Charlton studied under William Bell Scott at the Newcastle school of Art and at the South Kensington Museum. His work is noted for freedom of movement and originality of composition; assets which are clearly displayed in the present work. The viewer is given a first-hand perspective, heightening the sense of immediacy. With the master standing uphill surrounded by the baying hounds there is also a powerful feeling of the ritual and drama of foxhunting.

JOHN CHARLTON, R.B.A. (BRITISH, 1849-1917) The Disputed Bone signed with intials 'J.C' (lower left) oil on canvas 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.) Lot Notes Primarily a sporting artist and illustrator, John Charlton was a superb animal draughtsman from an early age. At twelve, he was placed with a bookseller in Newcastle, where he had ample access to the engravings that gave him an appreciation of detail in illustration. He studied under William Bell Scott at the Newcastle School of Art, and later worked at the South Kensington Museum, apprenticed for a brief time in the studio of John Dawson Watson. From 1870, Charlton regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists, as well as illustrating numerous books and periodicals, including his own Twelve Pack of Hounds. As a keen huntsman, they were the artist's favored and most dexterously portrayed subject. Earl Spencer was amongst Charlton's distinguished patrons, and Queen Victoria commissioned the artist to paint the Jubilee Procession in 1897. Another fine example of Charlton's skill and his spontaneously handled paintwork is his Royal Academy exhibit from 1879, The death: Recollection of a kill with the Pytchley hounds, sold Christie's, London, 21 May 2004, lot 35 (£50,190). For another work by this artist please see lot 50.