Ramsay Richard Reinagle RA (British, 1775 - 1862) Spaniel an...

Hammer

£3,000

Ramsay Richard Reinagle RA (British, 1775 - 1862)
Spaniel and Pointers, Circa 1790
A pair
Oil on Panel

Provenance: Captain Gilbey, and thence by decent

Son of the painter Philipp Reinagle (1749 – 1833), Ramsay Richard was so accomplished by the age of 13 he had begun exhibiting at the Royal Academy. The sure handling of composition and chiaroscuro belies the artist’s youth. Taught by his father, Ramsay Richard was strongly influenced by 17th century Dutch painters of nature such as Ruisdael, Potter and Wouwerman, and he occasionally reproduced their works. Reinagle was an adept painter of animals, hunting scenes and landscapes, and the influence of these earlier artists is often detectable in his paintings during a period when earlier Dutch art was highly collectable in Britain. Adapting these modes to appeal to a contemporary audience, Reinagle made sure to depict subjects and themes which could appeal to the English country gentleman and often portrayed hunting scenes prominently featuring English breeds of dog.

Dimensions:
(Panel) 19.75 in. (H) x 23.25 in. (W)