John Frederick Herring Senior (1795-1865) "Pig with piglets", watercolor, 1862

John Frederick Herring Senior (1795 Surrey - 1865 Meoplan Park by Tunbridge Wells) was a very well-known English horse and animal painter and watercolor artist. At first he was a sign and coach painter. He worked as stable boy and coachman in Yorkshire until he was able to study with Abraham Cooper with the help of patrons. He exhibited at the London Royal Academy between 1818-1846 and at the British Institute, but mostly at the Society of British Artists (82 works) of which he was a member from 1841 until 1852. Chiefly a horse artist, he also painted many small-scale studies of rabbits, ducks, goats, birds, and other animals. Towards the end of his career he turned increasingly to depictions of farmyard scenes.

Our images nr. 7-11 show several watercolors by this artist which were offered at art auctions in the last years.

Provenance: English private collection

Condition:good

Creation Year: 1862

Measurements: UNFRAMED: 13.5 cm x 23.0 cm / 5.3" x 9.1" inches
FRAMED: 19.7cm x 29.1cm x 2.6cm / 7.8" x 11.5" inches

Object Type: Framed watercolor

Technique: watercolor on paper

Inscription: signed and dated: J. F. Herring 1862


Keywords:
ENGLISH; BRITISH; VICTORIAN; ANIMALIST; PIG; PIGLET; FARM

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