John Frederick Herring, Snr. (1795-1865)
John Frederick Herring, Snr. (1795-1865)

Touchstone, in a loose box

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John Frederick Herring, Snr. (1795-1865)
Touchstone, in a loose box
signed 'J. F. Herring/senr.' (on the trough) and inscribed and dated 'Touchstone St. Leger 1834' (upper right)
oil on canvas
18½ x 23¾ in. (49.5 x 62 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Trained by John Scott, Touchstone won the St. Leger Stakes in 1834. He went on to win two Doncaster Cups and two Ascot Gold Cups, retiring having won fifteen of his twenty starts, including six walk-overs.

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