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LOT 55 John Emms (British, 1843-1912) The Bitch Pack of the Meath Foxhounds

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John Emms (British, 1843-1912) The Bitch Pack of the Meath Foxhounds signed and dated 'JNO. EMMS/1896' (lower right) oil on canvas 111 x 157.5cm (43 11/16 x 62in). Footnotes: Provenance Hahn Fine Art Galleries, London. Private collection, USA. Anon. sale, Bonhams, New York, 16 February 2010, lot 121. Private collection, UK (acquired from the above sale). A keen huntsman with a consummate interest in the sporting field, John Emms had the rare ability to give real life to his subject. He was at his very best when painting dogs; with confident use of fluid brushstrokes he gives weight and solidity to their different physical characteristics as well as their individual temperaments. We know from contemporary accounts how Emms used to walk to the kennels everyday and return to his studio with one hound after another as he undertook preliminary sketches in working up to the overall composition. Emms was born at Blofield, Norfolk, the son of Henry William Emms, an amateur artist. Emms had two brothers and a sister, who married the brother of Sir William Blake Richmond, PRA. Like many aspiring artists, Emms travelled to London where he became an assistant to Frederic, Lord Leighton, PRA. It was through Leighton that Emms first visited Lyndhurst, when he assisted the former to paint a fresco in Lyndhurst Parish Church. He then made his debut at the Royal Academy in 1866 and proceeded to exhibit elsewhere at the British Institution, Royal Society of British Artists and the New Watercolour Society. In 1872, Emms returned to Lyndhurst where his skill in portraying animals, particularly dogs, as well as his participation in the hunting field and his convivial nature, led to no want of patrons. The Victorian gentleman's love of his horse and dog led to many other commissions including one from the Duke of Newcastle to paint his Clumber spaniels. In 1880 Emms married Fanny Primmer, daughter of a local Lyndhurst gentleman. Soon after their marriage he was working in London but returned in about 1881 to Lyndhurst where he built a large house and studio in Queen's Road. Emms cut a flamboyant figure, always dressed in a long black cloak and matching wide brimmed hat. He and his family led a somewhat bohemian life; when times were good, after selling a painting, he would take Fanny, their three daughters and son up to London to stay in the best hotels and live life to the full. But times were not always good. During the early 1900s Emms suffered a stroke and was unable to work; as a result he took to heavy drinking and the family's finances went into decline. He died in November 1912 aged 71 and is buried in Lyndhurst cemetery. Hunting with Hounds is a tradition in Ireland that goes back to ancient times and features strongly in Celtic literature and legend. There is a pack recorded in the Meath area as early as 1723; the earliest record shows that a Mr Nicholson of Balrath kept a pack of foxhounds at that time, and hounds were kept by the Nicholson family until the beginning of the 19th century. Mr Lowther and Mr Hopkins also kept packs. Historically, the most important hunting establishments in Co. Meath were those of Mr Pollock of Mountainstown, and Mr Gerrard of Gibbstown. In 1813 Messrs Pollock and Gerrard joined packs with kennels at the Castle of Clongill, as the Clongill Hunt, with a subscription, Mr Pollock being Master. At first the Clongill hunted only the north end of the county, but by degrees absorbed the whole. In 1817 the Clongill Hunt became the Meath Hunt. During the War part of the county was lent to the Louth and Ballymacad Hunts, an arrangement which is still partly in operation today. At the time the present lot was painted, the famous John Watson was Master, his mastership spanning from 1891 to 1908. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: P P This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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