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The Duke of Portland has in the collection at 

 Welbeck Abbey fourteen examples of Wootton's 

 works : — 



(i) Landscape with View of a Plain : three horsemen water- 

 ing their horses at a stream : in the foreground a pack mule 

 covered with a red cloth, followed by a white horse with a 

 blue cloth, a man and a dog. 



(2) A Brown Wolf: life-size. Landscape with hill to the 

 right : 50 inches by 40^ inches. 



(3) Brown-and-White Antelope, life-size: landscape with 

 fir trees in background : 40-i inches by 40 inches. 



(4) The Countess of Oxford : wearing a scarlet-and-silver 

 habit and black hat. She rides a dun mare with red trap- 

 pings. By her side a running footman in blue-and-white 

 livery, knee breeches, black jockey cap laced with silver 

 cord, bearing a cane ; behind, a groom in blue livery on a 

 dark-brown horse : 30 inches by 25 inches. 



(5) The Starting Post, Newmarket, 37 inches by 58 inches. 



(6) The Countess of O.xford, on a dun mare attended by 

 a groom in blue livery. Landscape with trees in back- 

 ground ; 8 feet 10 inches by 11 feet. 



(7) White Arab Horse, with black attendant in red leaning 

 on a wall : a greyhound in foreground : landscape back- 

 ground. 



(8) Dun Mare, with attendant, to left a dun Arab horse 

 held by a black groom dressed in blue with red cap. In 

 foreground lie a crimson saddle and stirrups, a blue bow, 

 quiver of arrows and scimitar : 7 feet by 5 feet 8 inches. 



(9) Dun Mare, held by groom ; sheet of water in middle 

 distance : 50 inches by 40^ inches. 



(10) Hare Hunting on Orwell Hill. The Countess of 

 O.xford in green-and-silver habit on a dun mare ; on left a 

 gentleman in scarlet on a brown horse ; horseman behind. 

 In foreground, a boy in blue with hare slung over his 

 shoulder. In distance a rider who has lost control of his 

 horse; two running footmen; hounds in full cry: 6 feet 11 

 inches by 9 feet 8 inches. 



