titled John Mytton Esquire, Halston Salop. Painted by W. Webb engraved by W. Giller, and published in 1841 by R. Ackermann, Regent Street, London. A fine scene with a formally posed gentleman holding a riding crop and hunting horn, and mounted on docked tail horse. In a silver-painted frame; 25" x 21" (w/o frame), 28.5 x 24" (w/frame). William C. Webb (1780-1846) was from Staffordshire, England and flourished while living in the Melton Mowbray and London. He exhibited six pictures in the Royal Academy from 1819-1828. Shropshire's most spectacular master was John Mytton. He was Master of Hounds from 1817-1821. He hunted six days a week with two separate hunts, Shifnal and and Halston. Mytton was a Brittish eccentric of the first order. He is remembered for his insane daring and ludicrous exploits. He once dressed as a highwayman and robbed his own butler. He also, while in hunting clothes, rode his own bear into the dining room. He was accustomed to fighting not only men but large dogs using his teeth. He was also known for drinking up to seven bottles of brandy a day. After spending all his money he fled to Calais, where he attempted to cure an attack of hiccups by setting fire to his nightshirt. He died, bloated, paralyzed and mad in the King's Bench Prison. Nimrod (Charles James Apperly) wrote a book called Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. in which Henry Alken Sr. etched several color plates depicting many of Jack Mytton's reckless exploits. Condition:Not removed from frame; VG.
titled John Mytton Esquire, Halston Salop. Painted by W. Webb engraved by W. Giller, and published in 1841 by R. Ackermann, Regent Street, London. A fine scene with a formally posed gentleman holding a riding crop and hunting horn, and mounted on docked tail horse. In a silver-painted frame; 25" x 21" (w/o frame), 28.5 x 24" (w/frame). William C. Webb (1780-1846) was from Staffordshire, England and flourished while living in the Melton Mowbray and London. He exhibited six pictures in the Royal Academy from 1819-1828. Shropshire's most spectacular master was John Mytton. He was Master of Hounds from 1817-1821. He hunted six days a week with two separate hunts, Shifnal and and Halston. Mytton was a Brittish eccentric of the first order. He is remembered for his insane daring and ludicrous exploits. He once dressed as a highwayman and robbed his own butler. He also, while in hunting clothes, rode his own bear into the dining room. He was accustomed to fighting not only men but large dogs using his teeth. He was also known for drinking up to seven bottles of brandy a day. After spending all his money he fled to Calais, where he attempted to cure an attack of hiccups by setting fire to his nightshirt. He died, bloated, paralyzed and mad in the King's Bench Prison. Nimrod (Charles James Apperly) wrote a book called Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. in which Henry Alken Sr. etched several color plates depicting many of Jack Mytton's reckless exploits. Condition:Not removed from frame; VG.
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