Dean Wolstenholme the elder (1757–1837) was an English animal painter.

Life

Born in Yorkshire, he spent most of his early life in Essex and

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. He lived at Cheshunt, at Turnford, and then at Waltham Abbey. His early life was sporting, and he was an amateur artist. In 1793 he became involved in litigation over property at Waltham, and after three unsuccessful

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suits was left in financial difficulty. He then took up painting as a profession. Around the year 1800, Wolstenholme went to London and settled in East Street, Red Lion Square. In 1803, he exhibited his initial picture, ''Coursing'', at the

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. Annually to 1824 his animal pictures then appeared at the Academy. Wolstenholme Greyhounds Coursing

After 1826 Wolstenholme painted little. He died in 1837 at the age of 80, and was buried in

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churchyard. The painter Dean Wolstenholme Jr. was his son.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolstenholme, Dean 1757 births 1837 deaths English painters Animal painters Artists from Yorkshire