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There are two pictures by this artist in St. 

 James's Palace, and a third labelled as by "Wootton 

 and Pyne." The latter is a life-size equestrian 

 portrait of King George II., on a dark chestnut 

 horse with white hind feet ; its mane is plaited with 

 blue ribbons. It hangs over the mantel piece in 

 the first reception room and measures 7 feet 1 1|- 

 inches by 9 feet 7 inches. This picture was 

 formerly at Carlton House. The other two are 

 examples of Wootton's battle scenes, depicting the 

 siege of Lisle and the Siege of Tournay respec- 

 tively ; each measures 10 feet by 16 feet. They 

 were formerly in the great drawing-room at 

 Kensington Palace. At Goodwood House, the 

 Duke of Richmond has seven pictures by John 

 Wootton; one, dated 1733, is a portrait of Lady 

 Georgina Lennox with a pony and attendant ; the 

 other six are portraits of hunters, including the 

 famous Bay Bolton. The Marquis of Bath has six 

 hunting pieces by Wootton in his collection at 

 Longleat. 



At Osberton Hall, Worksop, Mr. F. I. S. 

 Foljambe has a portrait of Flying Childers ; it 

 is on canvas and measures 4 feet 10 inches by 

 3 feet 1 1 inches. 



Lord Rothschild, in his collection at Tring Park, 

 has an equestrian portrait of Sarah Jennings, 

 wife of the first Duke of Marlborough ; she wears 



