John Emms
Clumber Spaniels in a Kennel
Hound and Terrier in a Kennel
Collies on the Moor
The Hunt in Full Cry
Beagles-Fathers of the Pack
Clumber Spaniels with the Day's Bag
Best Friends
John Emms (1844 – 1 November 1912) was an English artist.
Biography
Emms was born in Blofield, Norfolk the son of artist Henry William Emms.[1] He became an avid hunter and became famous for his paintings of horses, and of dogs, particularly foxhounds and terriers. He exhibited at the Royal Academy several times, beginning in 1866. His paintings are signed “Jno Emms”.
He married Fanny Primmer of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, in 1880. The couple lived in London for a time but returned to Lyndhurst in 1881 and built a large house and studio named The Firs, where Emms lived for the rest of his life. He died in Lyndhurst.
His painting of "Callum" a Dandie Dinmont Terrier hangs in the National Gallery of Scotland.[2]
Emms is considered a painter of great ability. According to the American Kennel Club, his painting The New Forest Foxhounds is valued at an estimated $800,000-$1.2 million.
References
The Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists.
John Emms (1844-1912), Victorian Art History Retrieved 2016-10-21.
John Emms, National Gallery of Scotland.
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