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Attributed to Thomas W. Bretland (British, 1802-1874) The 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 1830

Attributed to Thomas W. Bretland (British, 1802-1874) The 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 1830 oil on canvas 21 1/2 x 28 inches. Provenance: The Parker Gallery, London, January 12, 1990 (label verso)

THOMAS W. BRETLAND (Nottingham, England, 1802-1874) Hunting. Oil on canvas.

THOMAS W. BRETLAND (Nottingham, England, 1802-1874) Hunting. Oil on canvas. Size: 54'5 x 74 cm; 66 x 84'5 cm. (frame). At the end of the 18th century and especially throughout the 19th century in England, the genre of animal painting developed extraordinarily. The great tradition of equestrian competitions in England, where the monarchy and the aristocracy gathered for events that went (and still go) far beyond mere sporting competition, undoubtedly encouraged the painting of horses and the specialisation of painters in this genre. The English greatly appreciated the naturalistic depiction of animals and the works were often conceived as true portraits of these racing heroes. Within the animal genre, the painting of hunts, particularly the popular foxhunting, a favourite leisure activity of the British nobility, was also of great importance. Thomas Bretland specialised in these types of painting. Originally destined for the world of commerce, in which his father was engaged, Bretland soon demonstrated his skill with his brushes, which earned him the protection of the wealthy bourgeoisie and nobility. Among his works is a portrait of a famous horse belonging to Major Burton, who took part in the Balaklava campaign, among others. In the present work the painter depicts the horses galloping at a fast pace, following the path marked out by the hounds in pursuit of the hunted game. The painter depicts a view of the English countryside with remarkable verisimilitude. It is an extensive meadow crossed by the meanders of a river, with the horizon line set relatively low, leaving ample space for the sky, as is customary in this genre. The artist is interested in the anatomy of the horses, which is remarkably well resolved, and the attitude of the various jockeys riding them.

Thomas Walker Bretland (1802-1874) 'Lady Fane' with Jockey up at the starti

Thomas Walker Bretland (1802-1874) 'Lady Fane' with Jockey up at the starting post oil on canvas 23 1/8 x 28 1/8 in. (58.7 x 71.4 cm.)

Thomas W. Bretland (British, 1802-1874) Colonel of the 2nd Royal North British D

Thomas W. Bretland (British, 1802-1874) Colonel of the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, 1852 Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm) Signed and dated lower left: 1852 T. Bretland PROVENANCE: Arthur Ackermann & Son, Inc., New York HID01801242017

Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) The Charger of Henry Cavendish Taylor, 17th Lancers, held by a trooper outside the Officers Stables at Nottingham

Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) The Charger of Henry Cavendish Taylor, 17th Lancers, held by a trooper outside the Officers Stables at Nottingham signed, inscribed and dated 'T. Bretland/Nott m. - 1843' (lower left), inscribed 'Officers Stables No. 29' (on lintel) oil on canvas 73.4 x 91.5cm (28 7/8 x 36in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

Thomas Walker Bretland, British 1802-1879- Racing horse in a stable, reputed to be Daniel O'Rourke, winner of the Epsom Derby, 1852; oil on canvas, signed with initials, 63x76cm Provenance: Richard Bateman, member of the executive committee and later

Thomas Walker Bretland, British 1802-1879- Racing horse in a stable, reputed to be Daniel O'Rourke, winner of the Epsom Derby, 1852; oil on canvas, signed with initials, 63x76cm Provenance: Richard Bateman, member of the executive committee and later a trustee of the British Sporting Art Trust.

Attrib.Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) - Racing horse in a stable

Oil on canvas 63 x 75.5cm Believed to be Daniel O'Rouke and signed J.B. to the rug, possibly belongng to John Bowes.

Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) The horse Gaylad with a dog in

Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) The horse Gaylad with a dog in a landscape oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)

THOMAS WALKER BRETLAND (BRITISH, 1802-1874)A Hunt Servant, Believed to be Dixon Holding Hunters in a LandscapeOil on canvas, 65 x 102cmSigned, inscribed and dated 1846

THOMAS WALKER BRETLAND (BRITISH, 1802-1874)A Hunt Servant, Believed to be Dixon Holding Hunters in a LandscapeOil on canvas, 65 x 102cmSigned, inscribed and dated 1846

THOMAS WALKER BRETLAND (BRITISH, 1802-1874)John Osborne Pollock (1812-1886), Master of the Meath Hounds with Hounds and the Field in a North Meath Landscape with the Cavan Hills in the Distance Oil on canvas, 69 x 90cmSignedJohn Osbourne Pollock

THOMAS WALKER BRETLAND (BRITISH, 1802-1874)John Osborne Pollock (1812-1886), Master of the Meath Hounds with Hounds and the Field in a North Meath Landscape with the Cavan Hills in the Distance Oil on canvas, 69 x 90cmSignedJohn Osbourne Pollock married Maria Louisa Darley of Wingfield, Co. Wicklow, who was also a renowned breeder of prize cattle and commissioned many itinerant artists to record the stock and horses at Mountainstown.Foxhunting in County Meath is a well rooted sport. Christopher Nicholson of Balrath is recorded as keeping a pack of hounds in 1723. The Meath hunt came together in the Regency period by the amalgamation of individually owned packs. In 1813 the Gerrard and Pollock packs combined and, being kept in kennels by the old castle, were known as the Clongill Hunt, with Pollock as master. With the combination of other packs, the hunt formally changed its title to ‘The Meath’ and in 1841 a committee comprising John Pollock, John Tisdall and Thomas Rothwell put the hunt into good shape and it continues merrily to this day, having become one of the most renowned hunts under the stewardship of the famous Sam Reynell who laid out coverts and brought in the best strains of hounds. John Pollock resigned after the first class season of 1845 and it seems that this picture commemorates this, being completed in his studio by Bretland the following year.Bretland was part of the tradition of English artists, starting with Fearneley and going on to Baldock, Lynwood Palmer, Munnings, Lionel Edwards and ‘Snaffles’, painting Irish hunts. It is strange that in Ireland, with its great equestrian tradition, with the exception of individuals, no native Irish school of sporting artists emerged.

Circle of THOMAS W. BRETLAND (1802-1874) British

Circle of THOMAS W. BRETLAND (1802-1874) British Sir Thomas Mostyn's Famous Foxhound Bitch Lady (1801) Oil on canvas Bears signature and dated 1858 59.5 x 39.5 cms, framed

Bretland, Thomas Walker - Captain Cornish, 1854

CAPTAIN CORNISH, 1854 - Captain Cornish was a chestnut colt by Iago. In 1853 under the ownership of the breeder Mr. William l'Anson, of Spring Cottage, Malton, England, the three-year-old Thoroughbred placed second three times - in the Convivial Handicap at Malton with Olliver up; the Sweepstakes at Ripon with Chilman in the irons; and the Dundas Handicap at York with Chilman up. That season he also won the Brocklesby Stakes piloted by Chilman at Lincoln. In 1854 he won the Malton Handicap with Wells up listed under the ownership of G.B. Cornish, who is known to have shared partnership of another racehorse with l'Anson. The jockey in the present work is wearing l'Anson's colors of straw and green and by the inscription is identified as J.H. Peart, a jockey active during the mid-1850s, possibly at the Nottingham Racecourse.

Gone away 30 x 39in (76 x 99cm)

Gone away signed 'T. Bretland' and dated '1838' (lower left) oil on canvas 30 x 39in (76 x 99cm)

Thomas W. Bretland

(Nottingham, England, 1802-1874) oil on canvas entitled “Mr. Bradhurst’s Janet and Foxhounds Nell and Jessie”. two foxhounds and a horse in a pastoral setting. signed and dated 1852 in lower right corner. framed, with title written on back of frame. sight size: H24” W29”

Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) Gone away 30 x 39in (76 x 99cm)

Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) Gone away 30 x 39in (76 x 99cm)

Attributed to Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) A bay hunter with Beverly Minster in the background

A bay hunter with Beverly Minster in the background oil on canvas 55.9 x 76.2cm (22 x 30in).

Thomas Bretland (1802-1874) Two Prize Leicester

Thomas Bretland (1802-1874) Two Prize Leicester Rams, standing beside trees Signed with the artist's monogram and dated 1855, inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 51cm by 66cm

Thomas Bretland, 1802 - 1860 " "Thomas Bretland,

Thomas Bretland, 1802 - 1860 " "Thomas Bretland, 1802 - 1860, Bay hunter and foal, Signed oil on canvas " Size   64 x 76 cms. "

Hare coursing - two greyhounds with a distant rider

Thomas Walker Bretland (1802-1874) Hare coursing - two greyhounds with a distant rider signed, inscribed and dated 'T. Bretland 1838/Sneinton' (lower centre) oil on canvas 24¼ x 30 in. (62.2 x 76.2 cm.)

Thomas Walker Bretland , 1802-1874 A Bay Racehorse Lady Fane with Jockey up on a racecourse oil on canvas

signed l.r.; T. Bretland 1833 and inscribed l.c.; Lady Fane oil on canvas

THOMAS WALKER BRETLAND (English, 1802-1874). A GENTLEMAN'S HUNTER, signed and dated 1846 lower right. Oil on canvas.

THOMAS WALKER BRETLAND (English, 1802-1874). A GENTLEMAN'S HUNTER, signed and dated 1846 lower right. Oil on canvas - 27 in. x 32 1/2 in.

Circle of Thomas W. Bretland (1802-1874) Pointer

Circle of Thomas W. Bretland (1802-1874) Pointer in a Landscape, a cock pheasant in undergrowth nearby Indistinctly signed and dated, possibly "1827", oil on canvas, 35.5cm by 50.5cm The work is also inscribed on an old label referring to the artist Clifton Thomson (1775-1828) Ex. collection Richard Arkwright, see photocopied pages of Country Life dated February 15th 1919 pages 170 and 171 "Mr Arkwright's study", portraits of Mr Arkwright's celebrated pointers

THOMAS BRETLAND (1802-1874) BEFORE THE HUNT 84cm x 104cm (33in x 41in)

THOMAS BRETLAND (1802-1874) BEFORE THE HUNT Signed, inscribed and dated 'Nott. ' 56', oil on canvas 84cm x 104cm (33in x 41in)

Hare Coursing

Thomas Walker Bretland (British, 1802-1874) Hare Coursing oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.3 cm.) Painted circa 1838.

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHAW (18TH CENTURY) STUDY OF THE RACEHORSE CHRYSIS WITH JOCKEY AND GROOM 61cm x 91cm (24in x 36in)

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHAW (18TH CENTURY) STUDY OF THE RACEHORSE CHRYSIS WITH JOCKEY AND GROOM Oil on canvas 61cm x 91cm (24in x 36in)

THOMAS BRETLAND (1802-1874) BEFORE THE HUNT 84cm x 104cm (33in x 41in)

THOMAS BRETLAND (1802-1874) BEFORE THE HUNT Signed, inscribed and dated ''Nott. '' 56'', oil on canvas 84cm x 104cm (33in x 41in)

THOMAS BRETLAND, 1802-1874

HARE COURSING SCENES each 63x76cm.; 24½x30in. a pair, one signed, inscribed Sneinton and dated 1838 oil on canvas Quantity: 2 NOTE Hare coursing, although banned September 2005, had been traditionally practised in Britain by landowners and the nobility for centuries. The earliest record of a hare coursing club is that of the Swaffham Club, founded in 1776. In 1836 the first Waterloo Cup meeting for competitive coursing was held at Altcar, near Liverpool, two years prior to Bretland painting the present works when the sport was at its height of popularity. From 1828 Bretland obtained a number of rich and important patrons including Lord Middleton, the Dukes of Buccleuch and Montrose, Lord Chesterfield and Baron Rothschild which allowed him to travel extensively from his base in Sneinton through England, Scotland and Ireland. Famed for his portrayal of sporting scenes and images of country life, the present works are typical of Bretland's oeuvre.

Thomas W. Bretland (1802-1874)

The Charger of Henry Cavendish Taylor, 17th Lancers, held by a trooper outside the Officers Stables at Nottingham signed and dated 'T. Bretland Nottm. - 1843' (lower left) and inscribed 'Officers Stables No. 29' (on lintel) oil on canvas 29 x 36 1/8 in. (73.8 x 91.8 cm.)

Thomas Walker Bretland (1802-1874)

The Derby winner 'Daniel O'Rourke' in a stable inscribed, dated and signed 'DANIEL O.ROURKE.1852/T.Bretland' (lower left) oil on canvas 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm.)

Attributed to Thomas Walker Bretland (1802-1874)

Two bay hunters in a landscape indistinctly signed 'J. F....' (lower right) oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)

Thomas Walker Bretland (1802-1874)

The Derby winner Daniel O'Rourke in a stable inscribed, dated and signed 'DANIEL O.ROURKE.1852/T.Bretland' (lower left) oil on canvas 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm.)

Attributed to Thomas Walker Bretland (1802-1874)

Two bay hunters in a landscape indistinctly signed 'J. F....' (lower right) oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)

Thomas Bretland (British, 1802-1874)

Before the race, oil on canvas 63.2 x 75.4cm.

Thomas Bretland (British, 1802-1874)

oil on canvas

Thomas W. Bretland (British, 1802-1874)'Romp', an Irish Water Spaniel in a landscape signed, inscribed and dated Sneinton, 1854, oil on canvas 20 x 24in. (51 x 61cm.)

Thomas W. Bretland (British, 1802-1874) Romp, a dog in a landscape signed, inscribed and dated Sneinton, 1854, oil on canvas 20...

Thomas Bretland (British, 1802-1874), Portrait of a Mare and Foal in a Landscape, oil on canvas, signed and indistinctly dated 185?, 62

Thomas Bretland (British, 1802-1874), Portrait of a Mare and Foal in a landscape, oil on canvas, signed and indistinctly dated 185?, 62

THOMAS BRETLAND (1802-1874) SONGSTRESS; AND DANIEL O'ROURKE

A pair, the former signed and dated l.r.: T. Bretland/1852, and inscribed u.r.: Songstrefs/1852, the latter signed l.l.: T. Bretland, and inscribed and dated c.l.: DANIEL O'ROURKE/1852, oil on canvas Each 34.5 by 44.5 cm.; 13 1/2 by 17 1/2 in. (2) Songstress, by Birdcatcher and out of Cyprian was bred by Mr J. Scott and was winner of the 1852 Oaks. Daniel O'Rourke, also by Birdcatcher, and out of Forget-Me-Not, was the winner of the Derby and the St James Palace Stakes, Ascot, in 1852. He was owned by John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Durham, and was purchased later by the Imperial Stud and went to Hungary. LITERATURE Catalogue for Exhibition, John Bowes, The Mystery Man of the British Turf, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, 6th July to 1st September 1985, and the National Horseracing Museum, Newmarket, 21st September to 3rd November 1985, p.11.