John Frederick Herring, Sr. (British, 1795-1865): equine dou...

Hammer

£950

John Frederick Herring, Sr. (British, 1795-1865): equine double portrait, depicting a mare and her foal in a landscape, the black mare with white speckles to her back, standing facing away looking over to the left, and the chestnut foal with white socks grazing, a low vertical cliff to the right and a sweeping woodland away to the left, signed 'J. F. Herring. Snr. 1834', oil on board, label verso 'Alfred J. Mucklow, Picture Frame Maker & Dealer in Works of Art, Carver & Gilder, 35 Cranbourn St, Leicester Square, London, W', the board stamped 'Roberson & Co, 51 Long Acre, London', 24 by 29cm, in a modern gilt frame, 31 by 36.5cm.