Lot 67
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John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)
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John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)

Mr. H.M. Greaves's liver chestnut hunter, tethered to a gate at Page Hall, Yorkshire

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John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)
Mr. H.M. Greaves's liver chestnut hunter, tethered to a gate at Page Hall, Yorkshire
oil on panel
21½ x 30 in. (54.6 x 76.2 cm.)
Provenance
with Ackermann's, London, in the early 1970s.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The present picture is a fine and characteristic example of Herring's early work. Henry Marwood Greaves (1793-1859) was born at Page Hall. He was educated at Cambridge and became a Deputy Lieutenant for Derbyshire and a Justice of the Peace for Derbyshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. A Captain of the Tickhill troop in the 1st West York Yeomanry Calvalry, he was also a celebrated sportsman.

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