About this lot

Description

A flustered hen seeing her babies take to water; and A pair of duck and their ducklings
both signed 'J. F. Herring. Sen.r' and dated '1864' and '1861' respectively
oil on panel
24 x 29cm, a pair



Provenance:
Vicars Brothers, Old Bond Street, London;
Landwade Hall, Exning, Suffolk



Condition report:

Framed 33.5 x 39cm

Both paintings are executed on small wooden panels with labels for the artists’ supplier Roberson and Son on the reverse. The wooden support and paint layers on both works are in a good, stable condition. The paintings have thin layers of varnish which are even and semi-matte. There is a layer of surface dirt present including brown spots and splashes.

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