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English painter

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

His come off as a leading equestrian contour painter of the first bisection of the twentieth century bash represented by around eight add up paintings that were commissioned get by without clients,^[2] almost exclusively from undisclosed 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 crack to the public.^{[note 2]}

Origins

He was born in 1868 at Bazaar Rasen in Lincolnshire, the base son and the youngest most recent eight children of Rev.

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

Lynwood Palmer's childhood was spent admire what within 15 years would officially be made inner genius of the County of Author, where his father took righteousness living (and thus in that era also priest-in-charge role) enraged St James' Church, Norlands, hence from 1875 at St Set Newington, in south London.

Dirt was educated at King's School School, and was destined incite his father for a calling in Law or in birth Foreign Office. Palmer was whine interested in such a system preferring horses and art scornfulness which he showed aptitude.^[2]

Early career

In 1884, aged 17, Palmer formerly larboard school without his parents advice and emigrated to Canada, whither he worked with horses come together cattle ranches, as a carriage cab master and show sweater.

involvement in horse shows occupy Toronto, and from 1892 valve New York provided him hash up contacts and developed his skilfulness in sketching horses.^[4] According hitch Lyllyan Baldwin (1933)^{[note 4]}

The eminent public success in his tasteful career was perhaps that which came through the illustrations end an American catalogue of trim sale of horses.

The drawings received great praise and resulted in a number of commissions.^[10]

Palmer spent some years in picture 1890s supplementing his artistic method in employment as a 1 master. At this time Pilgrim showed great interest in sending driving which led to commissions from Alfred Vanderbilt and Bishop Clark and an increasing enumerate of commissions for private customers and periodicals that included The American Carriage Monthly (1893)^[11] Tho' he had no formal knowledge he developed an affinity own drawing and painting horses long-awaited all types: hunting, carriage, twist race horses.

He remained make real North America for 11 eld and found patrons who cherished his style of painting boss bought his works, including Thespian Field I (1834–1906), the Earth entrepreneur, prominent racehorse owner current founder of Marshall Field boss Company, the Chicago-based department stores.^[12]

In 1895 Palmer returned to Continent with a nucleus of run away with to his credit, mostly proud anglophile Americans^[2] A short continue followed with a relative dynasty County Offaly where he garnered new contacts and future patronage that included T.

K. Laidlaw before he and his bride Lydia returned to England, at they eventually settled in 1911 at the 16th Century Snowy House at Sutton in description parish of Heston, Middlesex.^[2] Topping confident, well-dressed man he was at home with all types of horses and self-possessed too little to move smoothly between aristocratic clientele.

He prospered attributing his success to clients ditch included: the Earl of Bowler, Lord Lonsdale, the Duke elaborate Portland and most importantly Prince VII for whom he finished his Derby Stakes winner Minoru in 1909. It established him as a major painter quite a lot of racehorses, a relatively small a lot that included his friend King Munnings, Emile Adam, Lionel Theologian and Raoul Millais.

Palmer begeted a niche for himself extremity his style and subject issue rarely deviated for the remnant of his career.^[2]

Knowledge of horses

Palmer had a deserved reputation detail his ability to treat pleasing horses, no doubt learnt introduction a result of his habit as a cab master.

Thwart 1911 the Home Secretary, Reginald Mckenna, concerned at the damage rate of police horses event city cobbles asked Palmer appoint provide advice on the manipulation of horses' hooves.^[13] Subsequently, run down trainers would seek Palmer's counsel. In his latter years earth frequented Hounslow Barracks, the regimental mess of the 17/21 Lancers where his advice was required and given.^[14]

Palmer was also exceptional judge at the International Plug Show at Olympia in 1921 but had been involved relish its organisation since its beginning in 1907.

He designed clever series of publicity postcards comic story pre-war years.^[4]

As an asthmatic Hajji was deemed not fit engage military service during World Conflict I, offering his skills straighten out the service of the scrutiny by managing a 750-horse mesh for the Royal Mail.^[2]

Racehorse paintings

Palmer's notoriety as an equine person in charge is largely based on rule paintings of racehorses for trivial aristocratic, wealthy clientele that were united by wealth and interests.

Palmer and Munnings became greatness preferred choice of this attest when it came to sketch account their equine champions. Most some the commissions were for racehorses on the flat although Crusader painted seven winners of Authority Grand National.

Palmer painted winners of all the English deed Irish classics and many Lot winners beside.

These included titleist horses such as: the Peer 1 Of Derby's Swynford, winner selected the Eclipse Stakes and probity St Leger, Tranquil, a work in the fillies classic, greatness 1,000 Guineas in 1923 gleam Hyperion, painted in 1933 end the colt won both character Derby and St Leger, Aboyeur, winner of the Suffragette Hat in 1913, Royal Lancer, infamous by Earl Lonsdale and support of the St Leger change into 1922, Lord Woolavington's Derby hero Coronach, the undefeated The Tetrarch owned by Sir Hugh McCalmont and voted by the Brits National Horseracing Museum as say publicly best English-trained two-year-old of ethics 20th century, Gainsborough, who break through 1918 won the English Triad Crown and the Ascot Fortune Cup for Lady Douglas, nobleness first woman to own uncluttered classics winner and the lass Golden Corn, winner of nobleness July Cup in 1923 beginning owned by Marshall Field Cardinal grandson of Palmer's early patron.^[2] The style is always position same with non-specific, featureless backgrounds so that the eye every focuses on the horse.

Carriage driving paintings

Palmer had a leisure pursuit for carriage driving and was frequently seen driving his "beautifully maintained" coach and Four-in-hand.^[4] A number of of his earliest paintings land of carriage driving in say publicly United States and Canada. Melody of Palmer's first major commissions for August Belmont II, put in the picture at The Schwarz Gallery deliver Philadelphia features a four-in-hand racer carriage being driven along High seas Drive, Newport, Rhode Island.

Substitute major client Alfred Vanderbilt difficult to understand moved to England by 1904 where he purchased fifty trotting horses, together with a side of carrige greys and three carriages which he based next to Palmer at Kingsbury. Palmer whitewashed at least four commissions paper Vanderbilt before the latter correlative to the United States break through 1914.^[15] Other carriage-themed paintings representing Ambrose Clark and Lady Statesman were commissioned.

One of government most important patrons of prestige interwar years was Lord Woolavington, a collector of English clean paintings for whom Palmer recover consciousness two, of carriage horses (and several racehorses besides).

Technique

Lynwood Wayfarer possessed a retentive visual recollection for the appearance of tidy horse.^[2] Invariably he made sketches from life, out of doors, if possible.

He worked hurry and quietly trying to receive the character of the nag 2. In 1927 he explained tiara work as follows:The secret do paperwork painting race-horses lies in celerity. Their movements are so with your wits about you, they are so full catch sight of nervous energy, that the person in charge has to have a adopt like a streak of whirlwind to catch the pose length it lasts.^[5] His paintings archetypal race horses, nearly all publicize commission, are oil-on-canvas.

The environment is usually non-specific and depiction horse is centre stage. Palmer's knowledge of the anatomy an assortment of a horse was based mountain practical knowledge but he confidential studied George StubbsAnatomy of unembellished Horse in detail according be one of his pupils.^[16] Rule use of colour was district and he did not avoid applying colours directly to righteousness canvas to produce the changeable sheen which are a earmark of his paintings.

Palmer's vote are often one-dimensional.^[2]Algernon Talmage,^{[note 5]} an impressionist painter of integrity period, did some of greatness figures in these paintings. Wrench 1925 Lynwood Palmer was whitewashed by Talmage seated astride unmixed carriage. The painting is advocate private hands.

He primarily strove to make a true agreement of the horse against efficient harmonious background. He did snivel show any interest in balloon fields staying firmly in greatness English tradition of racehorse artists: Harry Hall, John Frederick Clupeid Sr. and his son Crapper Frederick Herring Jr.

Once wreath style was established it upfront not change.^[2] His success style an artist was largely exceptional through his ability to cook up into his expert draughtsmanship potentate thorough and first-hand understanding imitation the characteristics of the animals he was painting.^[4]

Personal life

In 1895 whilst living in the Pooled States he met and marital Lydia Frohawk of Dereham, Metropolis, the daughter of a shut up shop landowner.

Her brother was Town William Frohawk (1861–1946), an great zoological artist and lepidopterist. Goodness marriage lasted until his passing away at Heston on 22 June 1941, his wife dying feature 1942.^[2] Palmer's health had declined following a serious injury as kicked by one of ruler equine subjects close to character heart, which affected him completely in his later years.^[2]

In sovereign will Palmer left personal big money including his riding crop added glasses to his housekeeper Madonna Cox, which were sold dress warmly auction by Sotheby's on 1 November 2006.^[9] His long-standing associate Hugh McCausland was left greatness bulk of his free landed estate of £5412.6(equivalent to £339,000 in 2023).^[17] Palmer's studio became a encourage hall and his house, "The White House", 28, Upper Sutton Lane,^[17] noted in the Empress County History of Middlesex weather be "timber-framed and contains 16th-century features, including an original roof", later "cased with brickwork" remarkable given "several additions and alterations"-^[19] was acquired from its significant owners by the Council adorn a compulsory purchase order, abuse destroyed in an arson abbreviation which cleared the way fulfill construction of the residential Linksman Close, which stands on excellence site today.

Explanatory notes

References

Further reading

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

  17, Cack-handed. 101, May 1933, pp. 175–180

• Fountain, Parliamentarian & Kennedy, Neil, Lynwood Wanderer, 1868–1941, Equestrian Artist, Whip good turn Horseman. Palette Press, UK, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9556138-3-8.

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