STRUCTURE Oil on board PAINT SURFACE The painting appears to be in good condition. ULTRAVIOLET Ultraviolet light reveals very minor, scattered retouching almost exclusively in the background. FRAME Held in a gilt carved wooden frame.
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In this pa♔inting, Herring portrays two of the most important ingredients for the developmentꦬ of horse racing: the brood mare and foal.  Thoroughbred breeding then, as now, was fraught with complications and successfully accomplished only by the most skilled and competent of stud managers.  This painting honours such achievement.