Unkenneling; Going to draw; Gone away and The Kill

James Barenger was the son of James Barenger (1745-1813), who exhibited a number of pictures of insects at the Royal Academy, and the nephew of William Woollett, the engraver. Barenger exhibited hunting scenes, and pictures of horses, dogs, cattle and game birds at the Royal Academy between 1807 and 1831. His patrons included the Duke of Grafton, the Marquess of Londonderry, and the Earl of Derby.