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A Favourite Cob

Print
01/09/1831 (published)
Artist/Maker
M. A. Pittman (publisher)
Herring, John Frederick (Sr.) (painter)
Cook, Henry R. (engraver)
Place of origin
London (printed and published)

'A Favourite Cob'. A dark-coloured horse, viewed in profile, wearing an English saddle and noseband-less bridle with its reins around a gatepost.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleA Favourite Cob
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
'A Favourite Cob'. A dark-coloured horse, viewed in profile, with its reins around a gatepost. After a painting by John Frederick Herring. Engraved by Henry R. Cook. Published by M. A. Pittman, London. 1831.
Physical description
'A Favourite Cob'. A dark-coloured horse, viewed in profile, wearing an English saddle and noseband-less bridle with its reins around a gatepost.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 13.2cm
  • Of sheet width: 16.7cm
  • Of image height: 10cm
  • Of image width: 13.5cm
Measured by DH 29/07/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • A FAVOURITE COB (Title, centre below image.)
  • J. F. Herring Pinxt. (Below bottom-left corner of image.)
  • H.R.Cook. Sculp. (Below bottom-right corner of image.)
  • Published by M. A. Pittman, Warwick Square, London. Septr. 1.1831. (Centre, below title.)
Subjects depicted
Horse
Gate
Saddle
Bridle
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.875-1896

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O915975/a-favourite-cob-print-herring-john-frederick/
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