James Blazeby, Inkerman In A Stable

James Blazeby, Inkerman In A StableThis late 19th century oil painting by British artist James Blazeby (1828 1889) depicts Mr Bartons Inkerman, a champion bay racehorse in a stable. Hailing from Norwich, Blazeby was an experienced painter of horses and cattle. Produced in 1863, this charming depiction captures Inkerman at the pinnacle of his career, having been awarded both the Norfolk Hunt Cup and The County Stakes at Bury St Edmunds. The first was a relatively straightforward affair

and Paris where he spent several months studying the old masters at the Louvre

it could relate to the Russian invasion of East Prussia in 1758

Our reference: BRV1791

no expense was spared on the sumptuous fabrics

In a letter to the artist Carl Larsson

championed a pioneering sense of naturalism

But can you imagine the sounds

Standing somewhat quaintly upon the shore of Ulvsundasjön Bay

Henry Charles Heath exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1851 and 1898

some opted for beards or prominent ‘mutton chops’

Randall had now got upon the head work and left pinking at the body

Its provenance has been lost to time but it’s plausible that it once hung in a monastery somewhere in continental Europe