A Peaceful Day in the Farmyard
by HERRING, John Frederick the Elder, Oil on canvas, 36 x 61 cm
In this idyllic scene, three sturdy farm horses are presented against the blue sky and sun-dappled fields of a summer’s day. Pigs root around by a hut and chickens peck at the ground in perfect harmony with their equine friends. The placement of farm animals at the banks of a stream or in a farmyard, were characteristic of John Frederick Herring’s work.