A Bay Hunter Held by a Liveried Groom
by WOOTTON, John, Oil on canvas, 102 x 127 cm
This picture shows a lady’s bay hunter held by a liveried groom in a classical landscape, with a hound and a peacock looking on. It is likely that this is a portrait of a horse belonging to the painter’s friend George Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvidere (1708-1774), who spent much of his life in London.