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Portrait of a Bay Horse - Antique Oil Painting
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Portrait of a Bay Horse - Antique Oil Painting

1920 - 1940
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Framed oil on Canvas signed Ernest Herbert Whydale (1886-1952) - study of a bay horses head, signed lower left and dated 1947. The painting is nicely frames in a gilt frame and under glass.

Ernest Herbert Whydale was born in Elland, Yorkshire, England, in 1886. His formal training took place at the Westminster College of Art as well as Camberwell School of Art, where he studied both painting and printmaking. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1910 and subsequently exhibited at the RA over a period of forty years. He was elected an associate of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers and Engravers in 1920.

Following his completion of his studies Whydale lived for a time in London, but after his father's retirement, he moved with him and the rest of his family to Royston in Hertfordshire in 1918, where he remained for the rest of his life. It was here that he focused on his his most well known subjects: landscapes, the daily lives of rural farming folk, and horses. His work is often seen as an account of bucolic English countryside just prior to its disappearance due to ubanization, sprawl, and industry. He died in Hertfordshire in 1952.

Whydale's work is held in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, and the Royston & District Museum and Art Gallery, as well as the South London Art Gallery, among others.

Dimensions - 52 x 62 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
62cm (24.41")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Equestrian Portrait Oil Painting to the 1940s.

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SA1210167
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Framed oil on Canvas signed Ernest Herbert Whydale (1886-1952) - study of a bay horses head, signed lower left and dated 1947. The painting is nicely frames in a gilt frame and under glass.

Ernest Herbert Whydale was born in Elland, Yorkshire, England, in 1886.

His formal training took place at the Westminster College of Art as well as Camberwell School of Art, where he studied both painting and printmaking.
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He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1910 and subsequently exhibited at the RA over a period of forty years. He was elected an associate of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers and Engravers in 1920.

fig 1. A profile portrait oil painting of a bay horse with a leather bridle set against a cloudy sky and landscape horizon.
fig 1. Portrait of a Bay Horse - Antique Oil Painting

Following his completion of his studies Whydale lived for a time in London, but after his father's retirement, he moved with him and the rest of his family to Royston in Hertfordshire in 1918, where he remained for the rest of his life. It was here that he focused on his his most well known subjects: landscapes, the daily lives of rural farming folk, and horses. His work is often seen as an account of bucolic English countryside just prior to its disappearance due to ubanization, sprawl, and industry. He died in Hertfordshire in 1952.

fig 2. A profile portrait oil painting of a bay horse with a leather bridle set against a cloudy sky and landscape horizon.
fig 2. Portrait of a Bay Horse - Antique Oil Painting

Whydale's work is held in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, and the Royston & District Museum and Art Gallery, as well as the South London Art Gallery, among others.

Dimensions - 52 x 62 cm

Height
62cm (24.41")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Equestrian Portrait Oil Painting to the 1940s.

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SA1210167
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Equestrian oil painting focuses on depicting horses with careful anatomical accuracy, often alongside their tack and handlers. This tradition gained prominence in 18th and 19th-century Europe, combining sporting interest with naturalistic landscape background techniques.

Artists in this period primarily used oil pigments bound with linseed oil, applied to stretched linen, cotton canvas, or wooden panels. Canvas paintings were typically secured to wooden stretcher bars and finished with a protective varnish coating.

Authenticity is evaluated through artist signatures, dates, naturally occurring surface craquelure, and age-consistent canvas discolouration on the reverse. Examining brushwork technique and stretcher construction also provides verification of the era.

An equestrian portrait acts as a focal point when positioned above a mantlepiece or sideboard. It pairs effectively with natural timber furniture, muted colour schemes, and modern minimalist accents to create visual contrast.

Keep oil paintings away from direct sunlight, extreme humidity, and heat sources to prevent cracking or warping. Light surface dust should be removed gently with a soft dry brush rather than liquid cleaners or damp cloths.
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