Many of the hunt scenes were derived from drawings and paintings by J F Herring who was born in 1795. He painted Inn signs and coach panels and also undertook commissions to paint horses for titles owners. In about 1830 he was in debt and W T Copeland took up the bills and offered the artist a house on his estate in Essex. He also commissioned Herring to paint his own racehorses, pictures of fox hunting and scenes of rural life incorporating horses. It is from these paintings that most of the scenes for The Hunt are derived, although some where derived from the work of other sporting artists. See the full range of Spode Herrings Hunt Imperialware below.
