Herring, John Frederick "Racing-Plate 4. Returning to Weigh."

John Frederick Herring.  "Racing-Plate 4.  Returning to Weigh."  From the series: Fores' National Sports.

London: Fores, 1856.  20 3 /4 x 41 (image).  36 x 55 (frame size).  Aquatint.  Full original hand color.  A few very small scattered spots.  Else, very good condition.  Elegantly framed by Richard Genga to museum specifications with 100 % rag matting and Tru-Vue Museum UV filtering glass.  A/A

Pick up in shop only due to size.

John Frederick Herring (Senior) was born in Surrey in 1795 and died in Tunbridge Wells on 23 September 1865.  He was an exacting but prolific painter of animals with special emphasis on horses.  His most prestigious commissions were from Queen Victoria, the Duke of Orlean, and George IV.  He is known as one of the top realistic painters of the English School and generates high praise from all who view his works.  He exhibited at the Royal Academy constantly from 1818 to 1865.  It is interesting to note that Herring, portrays himself on the far left with his son, Charles, behind him.  The other three plates in this series are "Racing-Plate 1.  Saddling;" “Racing-Plate 2.  A False Start;"  “Racing-Plate 3.  The Run In."