Beeswing

Physical description

Aquatint with hand-colouring depicting a racehorse in her stable with her pedigree details and statistics.

Place of Origin

London, England (printed)

Date

1842

Artist/maker

Herring, John Frederick (Sr.), born 1795 - died 1865 (artist)
Hunt, Charles (Coloured by 'C. Simpson', engraver)
A.H & C.E. Bailey (Print originally published in June 1842 by J. Moore and others, this edition issued by A.H & C.E. Ba, publishers)

Dimensions

Height: 19 in, Width: 23 in

Descriptive line

J.F. Herring Senior, engraved by Hunt, Charles. The race-horse Beeswing in her stable. Aquatint coloured by hand. British, 1842.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1950, London: HMSO, 1962.
The full text of the record is as follows:

'HUNT, Charles (worked c.1820-c.1860/70)

The race-horse Beeswing in her stable.
Lettered Painted by J.F. Herring, Senr. Engraved by Charles Hunt. Coloured by C. Simpson. Beeswing. The property of the late Wm. Orde, Esqre. of Nunny Kirk, near Morpeth with details of the mare's pedigree, stud and racing records, and London, A. H. & C. E. Baily, Sporting Library, 83, Cornhill, Novr. 19, 1842.
Aquatint, coloured by hand.
E.702-1950

Given by Mr. A. R. Harvey

Note: This aquatint was originally published 20 June 1842 by J. Moore and others, and re-issued by A.H. & C. E. Bailey, see p.148 of The Story of British Sporting Prints by F. Siltzer, London, 1925.'

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Hand-colouring; Aquatint

Subjects depicted

Racehorse

Collection code

PDP