Philip Reinagle RA, Sketch of figures on horseback, probably a hunt, 1815 or later.
Pen and ink on cream wove paper. 106 mm x 228 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Philip Reinagle RA (1749 - 1833)
RA Collection: Art
These drawings are preparatory studies for a painting of Lord Middleton's hunt on which Reinagle was working c.1817-8. Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton, was a well-known hunting enthusiast and Reinagle probably became acquainted with him through his friend and patron, Colonel Thomas Thornton, a keen huntsman, dog breeder and art collector. However, copies of letters from Reinagle to his wife written in 1818, (Royal Academy Archive), reveal that the artist was in dispute with Middleton over financial arrangements and it is possible that the commission was withdrawn. It is not known whether Reinagle ever painted the hunt.
106 mm x 228 mm