Horses, Pigs and Poultry

Artist John Frederick Herring (London, England, 1795 - 1865)

Date1852

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 41.2 cm
Frame: Height: 61 cm, Width: 60.8 cm

AcquisitionBequeathed in 1941 by Mrs Taylor.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002750

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About MeJF Herring, the son of a London upholsterer, was to become a successful self-taught painter, receiving royal patronage from George IV and Victoria and Albert.

Herring's experiences as a stagecoach driver in his youth gave him a unique understanding of horses - both their temperament and their physical form. It was the painting of thoroughbreds that had made Herring's reputation, but in this later work he skilfully depicts the working farm horse. A new naturalism appeared in his work at this time, evident in the natural groupings of the animals and the masterly suggestion of veins and tendons in the horse's limbs.

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Herring started as a stagecoach driver, which provided his special interest in horses and how to depict them. His paintings were popularly hung on the walls of inn parlours.