'Foigh-a-Ballagh, 1844'
John Frederick Herring Sr., oil on canvas, 1844
$191
Print check at 20 x 16 in: 176 dpi, good. Trimmed 2.2% to the shape of the print.
Shipping to a US address: $25.90 for this piece, from the print room in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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The Irish-bred colt stands for Herring in the year he won the St Leger, his coat catching a stable light no racecourse ever gave him. Faugh-a-Ballagh's importance didn't end at the winning post — his blood ran on through generations of the stud book, and this portrait is the version of him that outlasted every race he ran. the ribs just showing through the coat, a colt kept fit to race rather than fattened for a sale ring. A good sire is a longer bet than a good season.
- Maker
- John Frederick Herring Sr., oil on canvas
- Date
- 1844
- Medium of the original
- Painting
- Original held by
- Private collection
- Credit
- Private collection
- Rights
- Cleared for print
- Catalogue number
- PA-00073
| Picture | 20 x 16 in |
|---|---|
| Outside size | 21.6 x 17.6 in |
| Depth | 0.9 in (22 mm) |
| Weight | [[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]] |
| Hanging | [[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]] |
| Material | Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing |
| Made in | Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi |
Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.
| Size | dpi | Grade | How it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 x 8 in | 352 | Excellent | Trimmed 2.2% |
| 14 x 11 in | 251 | Excellent | Trimmed 3.9% |
| 16 x 12 in | 220 | Excellent | Trimmed 8.3% |
| 20 x 16 in | 176 | Good | Trimmed 2.2% |
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 12 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 18 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 24 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 24 x 18 in | 146 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 30 x 24 in | 117 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 36 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 40 x 30 in | 88 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 48 x 36 in | 73 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 60 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 3,521 x 2,880 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 23, lights 156 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 1.93
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