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1859. we find seven engravings from his works, 

 and the New Sporting Magazine, for the years 

 I S3 2, 1S34, and 1S38, contains three plates, en- 

 graved from pictures by Ferneley. 



During the artist's lonsf residence at J^Ielton 

 Mowbray, extending over fifty-four years, he 

 necessarily witnessed many changes ; his experience 

 is eloquently reflected in his works, which give us 

 portraits of three generations of the hard-riding 

 sportsmen of Leicestershire. It is impossible to 

 leave this phase of the subject without more specific 

 reference to the man who was so prominent a 

 figure with the Ouorn hounds in Ferneley "s day ; 

 and again, we cannot do better than quote from 

 the book already mentioned — Sir John Eardley 

 W'^ilmot's Reminiscences of Thomas Assheton Srnith. 

 It is peculiarly apposite, as the writer's remarks are 

 inspired by a picture painted by Ferneley : — 



" Speaking on the subject of hounds, we are naturally drawn 

 to contemplate the splendid picture of the hunt at Tedworth, 

 painted at Penton in 1829 by Mr. Ferneley, who came ex- 

 pressly from Leicestershire into Hants, and was the Squire's 

 guest for a fortnight for this purpose. Mr. Smith, as has been 

 elsewhere already mentioned, is on Ayrton, with Dick Burton, 

 his huntsman, standing at the side of the Big Grey ; Tom 

 Day, the first whip, on Reformer ; and Bob Edwards, the 

 second whip, holding Anderson, Mr. Smith's second horse. 

 The numerous hounds in the picture are all portraits. Amcng 

 those most famous are Rifleman, standing close to Dick 

 Burton, who has a pair of couples in his hand, Watchman, 



