A Sheep Resting

c. 1800/1810

James Ward

Associated Names
James Ward

Artist, British, 1769 - 1859

This image shows a drawing of a sheep lying down facing left. The artist uses delicate lines and subtle shading to illustrate the dense, curly fleece of the sheep, with soft hues of cream and grey. The background is minimalist to emphasize the sheep.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with watercolor and green crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 14 x 22 cm (5 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.190

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bury Street Gallery [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1985-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 42.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 42.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: JWD.RA. (signature by Ward probably added later); by later hand, center verso in graphite: 1 1/2 - / 2 / 2 1/4; by later hand, center right verso in pen and black ink: 989; by later hand, lower center verso in grap

Wikidata ID

Q64580733

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