A Bull Sleeping

c. 1672

Johann Heinrich Roos

Associated Names
Johann Heinrich Roos

Artist, German, 1631 - 1685

This is a drawing of a bull lying down with its legs tucked beneath its body and its head resting toward its side. The detailed depiction shows the texture of the bull's fur and musculature with fine lines. The bull takes up most of the composition against a plain background. Shading and cross-hatching techniques are used to add depth and dimension. The paper appears old and slightly worn.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.1 x 48.3 cm (13 1/16 x 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.86.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private Collector UW (not in Lugt). (Thomas Le Claire, Hamburg); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: Roos

Wikidata ID

Q64582032

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