Hunting Scenes: A Hunting Morn (Primary Title)

John Frederick Herring, Sr., English, 1795 - 1865 (Artist)

ca. 1840
English
oil on canvas
Unframed: 30 1/8 × 50 1/4 in. (76.52 × 127.64 cm)
Framed: 37 1/4 × 57 5/8 in. (94.62 × 146.37 cm)
85.491.1
Not on view
This evocative painting and its mate, also in this collection, contrast the quiet moments before setting out with the excitement of the chase. Both show the artist’s consummate skill in painting landscapes and representing atmosphere.
Inscribed "JF Herring," lower left.
Paul Mellon Collection
2018-2019: "A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art from the VMFA", National Sporting Museum & Library, Middleburg, VA, April 13 - July 22, 2018; Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, February 2 - May 5, 2019; Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15 - September 8, 2019
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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