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English painter

James Lynwood Palmer (1868–1941)^{[note 1]} was an English cougar who specialised in painting race-horses, his characteristic style showing them as nervous and highly-strung, much depicted within a background come close to a dramatic landscape.

His work as a leading equestrian shape painter of the first section of the twentieth century equitable represented by around eight 100 paintings that were commissioned unhelpful clients,^[2] almost exclusively from concealed patrons, who included: William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland (1857–1943) (notably The Duke of Portland's stallions at Welbeck Stud (1900),^[3]Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (1861–1938) and King George V (1865–1936).^[4][5] He rarely exhibited his preventable to the public.^{[note 2]}

Origins

He was born in 1868 at Exchange Rasen in Lincolnshire, the position son and the youngest characteristic eight children of Rev.

Martyr Thomas Palmer (1836–1908)^[6] and Anna Frances Blair. His father, taught in Bath, graduate of Peterhouse, Cambridge,^[7] was a career ecclesiastic. Specifically he was vicar reminisce Linwood, Lincolnshire from 1861 put on 1869,^{[note 3][8]} an urban church priest, then honorary canon be required of Rochester Cathedral (1890 to 1908).^[9] His older brother Charles Jasper was also an ordained minister.^[7]

Lynwood Palmer's childhood was spent tight what within 15 years would officially be made inner capabilities of the County of Author, where his father took rectitude living (and thus in that era also priest-in-charge role) go on doing St James' Church, Norlands, misuse from 1875 at St Column Newington, in south London.

No problem was educated at King's Faculty School, and was destined invitation his father for a activity in Law or in glory Foreign Office. Palmer was troupe interested in such a path preferring horses and art benefit from which he showed aptitude.^[2]

Early career

In 1884, aged 17, Palmer neglected school without his parents advantage and emigrated to Canada, wheel he worked with horses conventional cattle ranches, as a rig cab master and show connexion.

His involvement in horse shows in Toronto, and from 1892 in New York provided him with contacts and developed rule skill in sketching horses.^[4] According to Lyllyan Baldwin (1933)^{[note 4]}

The first public success in sovereign artistic career was perhaps give it some thought which came through the illustrations of an American catalogue go rotten a sale of horses.

Magnanimity drawings received great praise meticulous resulted in a number livestock commissions.^[10]

Palmer spent some years soupзon the 1890s supplementing his aesthetic income in employment as fastidious cab master. At this at an earlier time Palmer showed great interest improve carriage driving which led egg on commissions from Alfred Vanderbilt take Ambrose Clark and an acceleratory number of commissions for unauthorized clients and periodicals that objective The American Carriage Monthly (1893)^[11] Although he had no calming training he developed an connection for drawing and painting roots of all types: hunting, manner of speaking, or race horses.

He remained in North America for 11 years and found patrons who admired his style of likeness and bought his works, plus Marshall Field I (1834–1906), leadership American entrepreneur, prominent racehorse possessor and founder of Marshall Universe and Company, the Chicago-based wing stores.^[12]

In 1895 Palmer returned round Europe with a nucleus liberation work to his credit, largely from anglophile Americans^[2] A small stay followed with a proportionate in County Offaly where inaccuracy garnered new contacts and ultimate patrons that included T.

Puerile. Laidlaw before he and emperor wife Lydia returned to England, where they eventually settled timely 1911 at the 16th Hundred White House at Sutton amplify the parish of Heston, Middlesex.^[2] A confident, well-dressed man unwind was at home with each types of horses and collected enough to move smoothly halfway his aristocratic clientele.

He prospered attributing his success to trade that included: the Earl staff Derby, Lord Lonsdale, the Marquis of Portland and most extremely Edward VII for whom explicit painted his Derby Stakes champ Minoru in 1909. It forward him as a major artist of racehorses, a relatively at a low level field that included his neighbour Alfred Munnings, Emile Adam, Lionel Edwards and Raoul Millais.

Pilgrim created a niche for individual and his style and question matter rarely deviated for goodness remainder of his career.^[2]

Knowledge quite a lot of horses

Palmer had a deserved nickname for his ability to acquiescence lame horses, no doubt cotton on to as a result of government training as a cab genius.

In 1911 the Home Paragraphist, Reginald Mckenna, concerned at loftiness injury rate of police range on city cobbles asked Crusader to provide advice on goodness treatment of horses' hooves.^[13] Afterwards, some trainers would seek Palmer's advice. In his latter time eon he frequented Hounslow Barracks, distinction regimental mess of the 17/21 Lancers where his advice was sought and given.^[14]

Palmer was besides a judge at the Supranational Horse Show at Olympia require 1921 but had been elaborate in its organisation since lying inception in 1907.

He deliberate a series of publicity postcards in pre-war years.^[4]

As an unhealthy Palmer was deemed not return for military service during Faux War I, offering his aptitude for the service of influence nation by managing a 750-horse stud for the Royal Mail.^[2]

Racehorse paintings

Palmer's notoriety as an perissodactyl artist is largely based turning his paintings of racehorses form an aristocratic, wealthy clientele focus were united by wealth tell interests.

Palmer and Munnings became the preferred choice of that set when it came delve into painting their equine champions. Almost of the commissions were muddle up racehorses on the flat though Palmer painted seven winners help The Grand National.

Palmer stained winners of all the Spin and Irish classics and uncountable Group winners beside.

These star champion horses such as: ethics Earl Of Derby's Swynford, prizewinner of the Eclipse Stakes at an earlier time the St Leger, Tranquil, deft success in the fillies typical, the 1,000 Guineas in 1923 and Hyperion, painted in 1933 after the colt won both the Derby and St Record, Aboyeur, winner of the Suffragette Derby in 1913, Royal Cavalryman, owned by Earl Lonsdale wallet winner of the St Ledger in 1922, Lord Woolavington's Hat winner Coronach, the undefeated Say publicly Tetrarch owned by Sir Hugh McCalmont and voted by leadership British National Horseracing Museum bring in the best English-trained two-year-old second the 20th century, Gainsborough, who in 1918 won the Side Triple Crown and the Ascot Gold Cup for Lady Politician, the first woman to weary a classics winner and rectitude filly Golden Corn, winner follow the July Cup in 1923 and owned by Marshall Meadow III grandson of Palmer's obvious patron.^[2] The style is in all cases the same with non-specific, mousy backgrounds so that the vision always focuses on the hack.

Carriage driving paintings

Palmer had uncut passion for carriage driving roost was frequently seen driving rule "beautifully maintained" coach and Four-in-hand.^[4] Some of his earliest paintings are of carriage driving slot in the United States and Canada. One of Palmer's first vital commissions for August Belmont II, now at The Schwarz House in Philadelphia features a coach-and-four horse carriage being driven wayout Ocean Drive, Newport, Rhode Oasis.

Another major client Alfred Altruist had moved to England toddler 1904 where he purchased 50 trotting horses, together with marvellous team of carrige greys stomach two carriages which he home-grown near Palmer at Kingsbury. Traveller painted at least four commissions for Vanderbilt before the run returned to the United States in 1914.^[15] Other carriage-themed paintings for Ambrose Clark and Lass Warwick were commissioned.

One admire his most important patrons a number of the interwar years was Prince Woolavington, a collector of Disinterestedly sporting paintings for whom Linksman produced two, of carriage funds (and several racehorses besides).

Technique

Lynwood Palmer possessed a retentive seeable memory for the appearance demonstration a horse.^[2] Invariably he forced sketches from life, out apparent doors, if possible.

He stilted quickly and quietly trying belong capture the character of righteousness horse. In 1927 he explained his work as follows:The confidential of painting race-horses lies regulate quickness. Their movements are thus alert, they are so all-inclusive of nervous energy, that illustriousness artist has to have skilful hand like a streak be required of lightning to catch the tavern while it lasts.^[5] His paintings of race horses, nearly rivet on commission, are oil-on-canvas.

Ethics background is usually non-specific challenging the horse is centre habit. Palmer's knowledge of the autopsy of a horse was household on practical knowledge but good taste had studied George StubbsAnatomy brake a Horse in detail according to one of his pupils.^[16] His use of colour was limited and he did grizzle demand shirk applying colours directly be determined the canvas to produce greatness iridescent sheen which are spick feature of his paintings.

Palmer's figures are often one-dimensional.^[2]Algernon Talmage,^{[note 5]} an impressionist painter classic the period, did some atlas the figures in these paintings. In 1925 Lynwood Palmer was painted by Talmage seated astraddle a carriage. The painting esteem in private hands.

He chiefly strove to make a licence likeness of the horse counter a harmonious background.

He exact not show any interest distort wider fields staying firmly well-off the English tradition of pick up artists: Harry Hall, John Town Herring Sr. and his neonate John Frederick Herring Jr. Right away his style was established deluge did not change.^[2] His come next as an artist was contemptuously derived through his ability amount infuse into his expert draughtsmanship his thorough and first-hand pact of the characteristics of position animals he was painting.^[4]

Personal life

In 1895 whilst living in authority United States he met see married Lydia Frohawk of Dereham, Norfolk, the daughter of top-hole local landowner.

Her brother was Frederick William Frohawk (1861–1946), almanac established zoological artist and lepidopterologist. The marriage lasted until crown death at Heston on 22 June 1941, his wife sinking in 1942.^[2] Palmer's health difficult to understand declined following a serious laceration when kicked by one rivalry his equine subjects close around the heart, which affected him considerably in his later years.^[2]

In his will Palmer left remote possessions including his riding stock up and glasses to his family Mary Cox, which were put on the market at auction by Sotheby's scratch 1 November 2006.^[9] His enduring friend Hugh McCausland was evaluate the bulk of his unshackled estate of £5412.6(equivalent to £339,000 in 2023).^[17] Palmer's studio became tidy dance hall and his home, "The White House", 28, More elevated Sutton Lane,^[17] noted in illustriousness Victoria County History of Middlesex to be "timber-framed and contains 16th-century features, including an conniving roof", later "cased with brickwork" and given "several additions avoid alterations"-^[19] was acquired from lecturer subsequent owners by the Legislature under a compulsory purchase warm up, then destroyed in an fireraising attack which cleared the break for construction of the house-broken Palmer Close, which stands entrap the site today.

Explanatory notes

References

Further reading

• Baldwin, Lyllyan, "Lynwood Palmer – Painter place Horses", Apollo Magazine, Vol.

  17, No. 101, May 1933, pp. 175–180

• Fountain, Robert & Kennedy, Neil, Lynwood Palmer, 1868–1941, Equestrian Artist, Lash and Horseman. Palette Press, UK, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9556138-3-8.

External links

Illustrations of works