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Shorthorn Cow with Figure,

This is a formal animal portrait of a shorthorn cow with a male figure standing to the left, in a frock coat and top hat. It is unsigned and undated, but thought to date from c.1800. It is one of a collection of paintings and prints thought to date from the last quarter of the 18th century to c.1860.

1 painting: frame with perspex

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'OIL-PAINTING // Description // SHORTHORN COW WITH FIGURE // c.1800 // Unsigned and undated // Oil on canvas // Dimensions // Framed // 24 in x 17 in // Associated information // P.D. Carter's No. 96', MERL miscellaneous note [The Royal Smithfield Club] – ‘A letter was received from the Museum in which it was stated that they had been given an opportunity to purchase a collection of paintings and prints of Farm Livestock executed during the period from the last quarter of the 18th century to about 1860. These include animals which had won prizes at the Smithfield Shows of 1834 and 1851… At the request of the Council, Mr. W. J. Cumber and Mr. P. M. Colebrook inspected the paintings and prints, and they were unanimous in recommending that the Club should purchase the prints and present them to the Museum… The Museum have agreed that the collection shall be recorded as The Royal Smithfield Club Collection.’

1800 - 1800

Paint, Canvas