Portrait painter, James Herring was born in London on January 12, 1794.
In 1805, he emigrated with his family to the United States and spent his
youth in New Jersey and New York City.
He began work as a
school teacher and then a distiller and later became a successful
portrait and profile painter in New Jersey. In 1822, he opened a studio
in New York City. In 1830 he established a circulating library in New
York City.
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