Ducks by a Stream
John Frederick Herring Sr. 1795 - 1865
Summary
Two ducks, one sitting male mallard with green, blue and brown feathers, and one standing female duck with brown and white feathers. They are surrounded by nine small chicks at the edge of a stream, with a grassy bank rising behind them, and a landscape of rolling green fields in the background to the right.
Object Name
Ducks by a Stream
Creators Name
Date Created
1863
Dimensions
unframed: 25.1cm x 30.4cm
framed: 52cm x 55.3cm
accession number
1934.404
Place of creation
England
Support
panel
Medium
oil paint
Credit
Bequeathed by John Edward Yates
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