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John E. Ferneley
Count Sandor's Hunting Exploits in Leicestershire, 1829
(A set of ten sketches)
The ten "sketches" record the amusing misadventures of Moritz, Count Sandor, a Hungarian visitor on the hunting field at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, during the season of 1828-29. He himself commissioned this set of small comic paintings from the artist (to whom he paid 30 guineas for the set, whereas he paid Tilbury, the famous horse dealer and carriage designer, 1,000 pounds for the hire of eight horses for the season). The count was described by his daughter, Princess Metternich, as "daring to the point of recklessness," for which he was much admired in Leicestershire. Unfortunately, repeated falls throughout his life led eventually to brain damage and fits on insanity until his death in 1878. |