John Frederick Herring
British 1795-1865 was a painter, sign maker and coachman in Victorian England.John F. Herring, Sr. is the painter of the 1848 "Pharoah's Chariot Horses" (archaic spelling "Pharoah"). He amended his signature "SR" (senior) in 1836, with the growing fame of his teenage son John Frederick Herring, Jr.Herring, born in London in 1795, was the son of a London merchant of Dutch parentage, who had been born overseas in America. The first eighteen years of Herring's life were spent in London, England, where his greatest interests were drawing and horses.In the year 1814, at the age of 18, he moved to Doncaster in the north of England, arriving in time to witness the Duke of Hamilton's "William" win the St. Leger Stakes horserace. By 1815, Herring had married Ann Harris; his sons John Frederick Herring, Jr., Charles Herring, and Benjamin Herring were all to become artists, while his two daughters, Ann and Emma, both married painters. In Doncaster, England, Herring was employed as a painter of inn signs and coach insignia on the sides of coaches,and his later contact with a firm owned by a Mr. Wood led to Herring's subsequent employment as a night coach driver. Herring spent his spare time painting portraits of horses for inn parlors, and he became known as the "artist coachman" (at the time).Herring's talent was recognized by wealthy customers, and he began painting hunters and racehorses for the gentry. In 1830, John Frederick Herring, Senior left Doncaster for Newmarket, England, where he spent three years before moving to London, England. During this time, Herring might have received tuition from Abraham Cooper. In London, Herring experienced financial difficulties and was given financial assistance by W. T. Copeland, who commissioned many paintings, including some designs used for the Copeland Spode bone china. In 1840-1841, Herring visited Paris, painting several pictures, on the invitation of the Duc d'Orleans.
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John Frederick Herring The Start of the 1844 'Dirty' Derby oil painting


The Start of the 1844 'Dirty' Derby
1844 Oil on canvas 102.9 x 209.6 cm (40 1/2 x 82 1/2in) Brodick Castle,Isle of Arran (mk63)
Painting ID::  28011 		John Frederick Herring
The Start of the 1844 'Dirty' Derby
1844 Oil on canvas 102.9 x 209.6 cm (40 1/2 x 82 1/2in) Brodick Castle,Isle of Arran (mk63)
   
   
     
John Frederick Herring The Man and horse oil painting


The Man and horse
sn02 Oil on canvas
Painting ID::  37807 		John Frederick Herring
The Man and horse
sn02 Oil on canvas
   
   
     
John Frederick Herring The Kill oil painting


The Kill
"The Kill," oil painting, John Frederick Herring, Sr. cjr
Painting ID::  73749 		John Frederick Herring
The Kill
"The Kill," oil painting, John Frederick Herring, Sr. cjr
   
   
     
John Frederick Herring The Kill oil painting


The Kill
English: "The Kill," oil painting, John Frederick Herring, Sr. Date ca. 1850 cyf
Painting ID::  75699 		John Frederick Herring
The Kill
English: "The Kill," oil painting, John Frederick Herring, Sr. Date ca. 1850 cyf
   
   
     
John Frederick Herring Jeune femme dans un paysage oil painting


Jeune femme dans un paysage
Medium oil on canevas cyf
Painting ID::  89617 		John Frederick Herring
Jeune femme dans un paysage
Medium oil on canevas cyf
   
   
     
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     John Frederick Herring
     British 1795-1865 was a painter, sign maker and coachman in Victorian England.John F. Herring, Sr. is the painter of the 1848 "Pharoah's Chariot Horses" (archaic spelling "Pharoah"). He amended his signature "SR" (senior) in 1836, with the growing fame of his teenage son John Frederick Herring, Jr.Herring, born in London in 1795, was the son of a London merchant of Dutch parentage, who had been born overseas in America. The first eighteen years of Herring's life were spent in London, England, where his greatest interests were drawing and horses.In the year 1814, at the age of 18, he moved to Doncaster in the north of England, arriving in time to witness the Duke of Hamilton's "William" win the St. Leger Stakes horserace. By 1815, Herring had married Ann Harris; his sons John Frederick Herring, Jr., Charles Herring, and Benjamin Herring were all to become artists, while his two daughters, Ann and Emma, both married painters. In Doncaster, England, Herring was employed as a painter of inn signs and coach insignia on the sides of coaches,and his later contact with a firm owned by a Mr. Wood led to Herring's subsequent employment as a night coach driver. Herring spent his spare time painting portraits of horses for inn parlors, and he became known as the "artist coachman" (at the time).Herring's talent was recognized by wealthy customers, and he began painting hunters and racehorses for the gentry. In 1830, John Frederick Herring, Senior left Doncaster for Newmarket, England, where he spent three years before moving to London, England. During this time, Herring might have received tuition from Abraham Cooper. In London, Herring experienced financial difficulties and was given financial assistance by W. T. Copeland, who commissioned many paintings, including some designs used for the Copeland Spode bone china. In 1840-1841, Herring visited Paris, painting several pictures, on the invitation of the Duc d'Orleans.

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