John E. Ferneley (1782– 1860)

• Was an English painter who specialised in portraying sporting horses and hunting scenes.
• At first apprenticed until 1801 to his father, who was a master wheelwright.
• Accordingly, he moved to London and studied under the sporting artist Benjamin Marshall.
• While training with Marshall he joined the Royal Academy School.
• His work was exhibited between 1806 and 1853 at the Royal Academy.

• He traveled extensively in Ireland from 1806 to 1809, but returned to England to marry, and started working from Melton Mowbray.

• Here he built his studio and later a house, Elgin Lodge, on the Scalford Rd.

• He befriended Sir Francis Grant and helped him with the painting of horses while Grant in return helped with figure painting.

• He fathered six children with his first wife three of whom also became painters.

• John Ferneley College in Melton Mowbray, is named after him.n 15 February 1865.

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