# A Lady and a Black Groom

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WOOTTON, John](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wootton-john-r01fb62c3bb206c>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 53 x 43 cm

## Commentary

This painting depicts a black groom holding a lady&#39;s side-saddled hunter. She stands holding her hat, gloves and riding crop with her spaniel and Italian Greyhound. There is a view of the Banqueting House beyond and in the distance is St. Paul&#39;s Cathedral. The present painting is an interesting and unusual composition by Wootton; it has been suggested that the scene may be an illustration of a literary or theatrical scene.

## Related artworks

- [A Bay Hunter Held by a Liveried Groom](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wootton-john-r01fb62c3bb206c/a-bay-hunter-held-by-a-liveried-groom-rc3438c917ef6f1>)
- [A Dark Chestnut Racehorse Held by a Jockey](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wootton-john-r01fb62c3bb206c/a-dark-chestnut-racehorse-held-by-a-jockey-r22eef7fdf776b2>)
- [A Race Meeting](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wootton-john-r01fb62c3bb206c/a-race-meeting-r13bb97493784be>)
- [Hounds and a Magpie](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wootton-john-r01fb62c3bb206c/hounds-and-a-magpie-re167e11f5e76d0>)
- [The Shooting Party](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wootton-john-r01fb62c3bb206c/the-shooting-party-rb56578b2fc476f>)

## Attribution

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