Three horses at a water trough
Academic Art
65.0 x 44.0 cm
Three Members is considered one of John F. Herring Sr.’s finest paintings. The title refers to the horses drinking at a water trough, water being the preferred beverage of the Temperance Movement. Versions of this painting has been attributed to John Arnold Wheeler, C.H. Thompson, M. Gouge, Thomas Landseer, and Alexander Hay Ritchie, who engraved this version.
John Frederick Herring Senior (1795 – 1865)
Discover John Frederick Herring Sr. (1795-1865), the celebrated British animal painter! Admire his dynamic horses, hunting scenes & royal commissions – a key figure in Victorian art.
About this artwork
- Title: Three horses at a water trough
- Artist: John Frederick Herring Senior
- Original dimensions: 65.0 x 44.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Creative period: Late Medieval
- Keywords: horse painting, black and white art, classic equestrian
- Color hue: Golden Yellow Range
- Perceived brightness: shadow
- Topics: british art, 19th century, animal subjects
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