# A Peaceful Day in the Farmyard

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HERRING, John Frederick the Younger](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/herring-john-frederick-the-younger-rb54a417945c6f3>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 36 x 61 cm

## Commentary

HERRING, John Frederick the Younger \(b. ca. 1820, Doncaster, d. 1907, Doncaster\) A Peaceful Day in the Farmyard - Oil on canvas, 36 x 61 cm Private collection 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&#39;s work.

## Related artworks

- [A Corner of the Farm](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/herring-john-frederick-the-younger-rb54a417945c6f3/a-corner-of-the-farm-r6b333596691945>)
- [Barnyard Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/herring-john-frederick-the-younger-rb54a417945c6f3/barnyard-interior-r01493a5b52b9e9>)
- [Farmyard](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/herring-john-frederick-the-younger-rb54a417945c6f3/farmyard-rfe6a62ffe85c3d>)
- [Feeding Time](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/herring-john-frederick-the-younger-rb54a417945c6f3/feeding-time-r6998f5c6287c1d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)