John Frederick Herring Sr.: A Life in Art and Sport John Frederick Herring Sr., born September 12, 1795, in London, United Kingdom, was a painter, sign maker, and coachman whose legacy endures as one of the most celebrated equine artists of the Victorian era. From his earliest years, he possessed an innate fascination for horses and a palpable aversion to urban life—a duality that profoundly shaped his artistic vision and career traje…