LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

55.31 in. (140.50 cm.) (height) by 82.68 in. (210.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed lower right: F. Snyders. fecit.

Condition:

in an extremely fine English carved and gilded Louis XIV – Régence style ogée frame, probably made by Gerrard Howard (1709-c.1781), framemaker to the King

Literature:

T. Moule and J.P. Neale, Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles Etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, 1829, p. 22: 'List of the principal Pictures at Denton Park', Dead Game and Dogs, in a Larder, very large - Snyders.

Provenance:

Probably Sir James Ibbetson Bt. (c. 1747-1795) of Denton Park, Yorkshire; Sir Charles Henry Ibbetson Bt. (1814-1861) of Denton Park, Yorkshire; Anonymous sale, ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Christie's, 14 July 1911, lot 105, when bought back by the family; Thence by direct family descent.