John Frederick Herring, Jr. (1820–1907) was an English painter who is best known for his equine art. John F. Herring, Jr. was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire c.1820, to the well-known 19th-century artist John Frederick Herring, Sr. (1795–1865), who at the time, was considered one of England’s great Sporting and Equestrian artists, patronized by the […]
HERRING, Benjamin
Undoubtedly one of the greatest assets of 19th Century equestrian art was the Herring family, which provided many of the most memorable paintings of sporting, coaching and rural scenes in British art. The family played a significant role in English art throughout the century, with J. F. Herring Senior being probably the best known member. […]
ADAMS, Douglas
This fine late Victorian sporting artist painted three famous golfing subjects of scenes at Conwy Links, Caernarvonshire in 1893., Engravings were published in 1894-5 which are extremely rare. Our Ref BG02 is the first colour reproduction from the original painting. View his portfolio
NEALE, Karen
Karen is a London and Stamford (Lincs) based artist and architect. Wherever she is in the world, her passion is sketching and painting life around her, in her annotated, watercolour sketchbook diaries. This might be in the bustle of a market, on the top of a cathedral or down in a wine cellar, the middle […]
Peter O’Sullevan dies age 97
Peter O’Sullevan, who has died aged 97, raised the quality of commentating on horse races to a new and unparalleled level of excellence. He worked for the BBC from his first commentary in January 1948 until his retirement, at the age of 79, in November 1997, and became known as the “voice of racing”. For […]
