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John Wootton

c. 1682-1764 England/Baroque

 

Brief Biography-John Wootton was born in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, c. 1682. He was a painter of animals, of which most were racing horses he painted at Newmarket. He was a disciple of Jan Wyck and influenced by the works of Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin. James Seymour Peter Tillemans were his contemporaries. Subsequent British painters took inspiration from his landscapes. Unfortunately, Wootton’s sight failed in the latter part of his life. He died in London in 1764.

 

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A Classical
Landscape

A Classical Landscape

A Fox
Hunt

A Fox Hunt

Rievaulx
Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey

A Hunting
Party

A Hunting Party

Classical
Landscape

Classical Landscape

Classical Landscape
Evening

Classical Landscape Evening

Landscape with
Figures-

Classical Landscape with Figures and Animals Sunset

Haycart Passing
a Ruined Abbey

Haycart Passing a Ruined Abbey

Hunting
Scene

Hunting Scene

A Grey
Spotted Hound

A Grey Spotted Hound

Lamprey with
His Owner-

Lamprey with His Owner Sir William Morgan at Newmarket

Preparing for
the Hunt

Preparing for the Hunt

The Death of
the Hare

The Death of the Hare

The Duke's
Racehorse-Victorious

The Duke of Hamilton's Grey Racehorse-Victorious-at Newmarket

Duke of Rutland's
Bonny Black

The Duke of Rutland's Bonny Black

The Warren Hill
at Newmarket

The Warren Hill at Newmarket

Portrait of a Man
on Horseback

Portrait of a Man on Horseback

Classical Landscape
Morning

Classical Landscape Morning

George I at
Newmarket

George one at Newmarket

King George II at the
Battle of Dettingen

King George two at the Battle of Dettingen with the Duke of Cumberland


Lord Portmore
Watching-

Lord Portmore Watching Racehorses at Exercise on Newmarket Heath

Hounds
and a Magpie

Hounds and a Magpie

Releasing
the Hounds

Releasing the Hounds

The Duchess of
Marlborough's Dogs

Two of the Duchess of Marlborough's Dogs

The Shooting
Party

The Shooting Party