James Pollard (1792–1867) was a British painter noted for his
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equine
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scenes.
Life
Pollard was born in Baynes Spa Fields (later renamed Exmouth Street) in Islington, the son of the painter and publisher
Robert Pollard
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(1755–1838).
Between 1821 and 1839, James Pollard exhibited at the Royal Academy. He exhibited at the British Institution in 1824 and 1844. During his career, he also worked with
John Frederick Herring Sr.
John Frederick Herring Sr. (12 September 1795 – 23 September 1865), also known as John Frederick Herring I, was a painter, sign maker and coachman in Victorian England.horse racing paintings in which he painted the backgrounds and spectators while Herring painted the horses.
Many of his compositions were published as
aquatint
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s, although, unlike his father, he engraved only a few plates himself.
James Pollard died in
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Tate Britain
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