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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
John Frederick Herring, Sen. (British, 1795-1865)
A St James's saddled grey coach horse with a coachman and dog; and A harnessed St Giles cab horse with his driver
Details
John Frederick Herring, Sen. (British, 1795-1865)
A St James's saddled grey coach horse with a coachman and dog; and A harnessed St Giles cab horse with his driver
the first signed and dated 'J.F. Herring Senr/1845' (lower right); the second signed and dated 'J.F. Herring. Sen./1845' (lower left, on the post)
oil on canvas
15 x 20½ in. (38.1 x 52.1 cm.)
a pair (2)
A St James's saddled grey coach horse with a coachman and dog; and A harnessed St Giles cab horse with his driver
the first signed and dated 'J.F. Herring Sen
oil on canvas
15 x 20½ in. (38.1 x 52.1 cm.)
a pair (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1974, lot 143.
with Richard Green, London, 1976.
Lady Gibbs.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 23 November 1979, lot 49.
with Richard Green, London, 1976.
Lady Gibbs.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 23 November 1979, lot 49.
Literature
Oliver Beckett, J F Herring & Sons, London, 1981, p. 117, nos. 169 & 170, as 'St James's' and 'St Giles', (a pair of contrasting horses, one with a smart top-hatted coachman, and the other a ragged driver).
Sally Mitchell, Dictionary of Equestrian Artists, Woodbridge, 1983, ill. p. 261 (in color).
Sally Mitchell, Dictionary of Equestrian Artists, Woodbridge, 1983, ill. p. 261 (in color).
Engraved
by John Harris, published by Williams Tegg, London.
Sale room notice
Please note additional provenance:
with Richard Green, London, 1967.
with Richard Green, London, 1967.