Seed Time

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A view of fields on high ground being ploughed in the spring. In the centre a plough is being pulled by four horses in single file, away from the viewer, with a man following behind holding the plough. To the right of the group another four horses follow slightly behind, harnessed in twos, pulling a roller which flattens the ploughed earth. A man stands at the front of the second group, a whip resting on his shoulder. In the middle ground beyond, more horses make their way across the field in the opposite direction, with a man in between the groups scattering seed from a tray. Two dogs sit by a pile of coats and lunch baskets in the foreground. Rolling hills can be seen in the background, with several buildings visible out to the left.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Seed Time

Date

1856

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 66.7 x W 112.4 cm

Accession number

1947.139

Acquisition method

bequeathed by George Beatson Blair, 1947

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed, right on box of roller: J.F.Herring Senr. / 1856

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