Boy Milking Cow

Attributed to John Sell Cotman

Associated Names
John Sell Cotman

Artist, British, 1782 - 1842

This is a painting of a person and a cow. The image shows a person seated on a small wooden stool beside a large cow with white and brown patches. The cow stands calmly, and the person appears to be engaged in an activity on the cow's side. The background consists of earth-toned colors and is minimally detailed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on heavy wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 20.5 x 24.9 cm (8 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.178

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Bulwer (1794-1879), Norwich, England; by descent through the Bulwer family to Henry Bulwer (born 1854), Vancouver, Canada; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 266

Wikidata ID

Q64536876

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