A Meadow with Cattle and Deer

1684

Francis Barlow

Associated Names
Francis Barlow

Artist, English, 1622 - 1704

The image shows a pastoral scene viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with a cluster of buildings on the right. The drawing is done in a soft style with fine graphite strokes and gray washes. In the foreground, a woman is milking a cow, while other cows are resting nearby. A man tends to the animals further away, with more cows grazing in the field. Lush trees frame the scene on the left. The color palette consists of muted grays and light browns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 15.7 x 11.9 cm (6 3/16 x 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.26.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Evelyn (1620-1706); by descent ultimately to J.H.C. Evelyn and Major Peter Evelyn; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London, 14 June 1977, no. 160); (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 15 March 1984, no. 77); purchased by NGA (via Morton Morris & Company Ltd, London), 1984.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1960

  • The Age of Charles II, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1960-1961, no. 548.

1986

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., April 1986.

1987

  • English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.

Inscriptions

lower right: 1684 / F.Barlow; in later hand, upper left in graphite: 33

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64562449

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