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John Frederick Herring Jnr. Oil Painting
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John Frederick Herring Jnr. Oil Painting

19th century
Sold 26 July 2025 · Country Homes Antiques Stirling
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John Frederick Herring Junior Oil on Canvas.

A superb painting by JFHerring Jnr. Farmyard scene. Under Glass. Depicting Victorian tractors, cattle, goats, and ducks in a typical Herring English farmyard scene circa 1870s. Perfect condition under glass. Original swept gilt frame. Signed lower left. Also illustrated on the rear.

image size 39cm x 59cm, overall size 67cm x 86cm.

Images under glass are challenging to image without reflection. The true beauty of this painting must be seen.

Note: Born in Doncaster, John Frederick Herring Junior was a painter of sporting views and farmyard scenes. His father, John Frederick Herring Senior (1795–1865), was also a painter of similar scenes. In 1830 he moved with his parents to the hamlet of Six Mile Bottom, named after its distance from the start of the Newmarket racecourse, and later settled in Cambridgeshire. He married the painter Catherine Augusta (Kate) Rolfe (1828–1928), whose brother, A. F. Rolfe, was also an artist and had collaborated with Herring senior. Between 1860 and 1874, he exhibited 53 works at the Royal Society of British Artists, 15 at the Royal Academy and ten at the British Institution. In addition, 35 of his works were reproduced in The Sporting Magazine, the first English periodical devoted to every kind of sport. He died in Cambridge in 1907.

Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this 19th Century Oil Painting to the Victorian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
67cm (26.38")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Reference Numbers
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SA1151981
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John Frederick Herring Junior Oil on Canvas.

A superb painting by JFHerring Jnr. Farmyard scene. Under Glass.

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Depicting Victorian tractors, cattle, goats, and ducks in a typical Herring English farmyard scene circa 1870s.
Country Homes Antiques Stirling

Perfect condition under glass. Original swept gilt frame. Signed lower left. Also illustrated on the rear.

fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting a rural farmyard scene with horses, cows, and ducks near thatched cottages.
fig 1. John Frederick Herring Jnr. Oil Painting

image size 39cm x 59cm, overall size 67cm x 86cm.

Images under glass are challenging to image without reflection. The true beauty of this painting must be seen.

Note: Born in Doncaster, John Frederick Herring Junior was a painter of sporting views and farmyard scenes. His father, John Frederick Herring Senior (1795–1865), was also a painter of similar scenes. In 1830 he moved with his parents to the hamlet of Six Mile Bottom, named after its distance from the start of the Newmarket racecourse, and later settled in Cambridgeshire. He married the painter Catherine Augusta (Kate) Rolfe (1828–1928), whose brother, A. F. Rolfe, was also an artist and had collaborated with Herring senior. Between 1860 and 1874, he exhibited 53 works at the Royal Society of British Artists, 15 at the Royal Academy and ten at the British Institution. In addition, 35 of his works were reproduced in The Sporting Magazine, the first English periodical devoted to every kind of sport. He died in Cambridge in 1907.

Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this 19th Century Oil Painting to the Victorian era.

Height
67cm (26.38")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Reference Numbers
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SA1151981
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An antique oil painting depicting a rural farmyard scene with horses, cows, and ducks near thatched cottages.
John Frederick Herring Jnr. Oil painting
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An antique oil painting depicting a rural farmyard scene with horses, cows, and ducks near thatched cottages.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialOil paint, Canvas, Wood
  • ColourMulticoloured
  • MotifsRural landscape, Farm animals, Cottage architecture, Naturalist lighting
  • SizeH 67 cm (26 in) x W 86 cm (34 in)

A 19th-century pastoral oil painting is a work of art executed on canvas or wood panel during the 1800s, typically depicting idealized rural scenes, farm life, livestock, and agrarian landscapes.

These artworks were typically created using ground pigment suspended in drying oils such as linseed, applied to stretched linen or cotton canvas primed with gesso, and often housed in elaborately carved giltwood frames.

Authenticity is determined by examining the canvas weave, stretcher frame construction, pigment ageing characteristics under magnification, artist signatures or monograms, and potential conservation marks on the reverse.

An antique oil painting adds historic depth and warmth when paired with contemporary furnishings, acting as a striking focal point above a minimalist mantelpiece or within a neutral gallery wall arrangement.

Preservation requires hanging the artwork away from direct sunlight and high humidity, avoiding chemical cleaning agents, and consulting a professional art conservator for periodic surface dust removal and varnish maintenance.
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