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Goat and Sheep

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Artist

Constant Troyon (1810 - 1865)

Title

Goat and Sheep

Creation Date

1850-1860

Century

19th century

Dimensions

29 1/4 in. x 41 5/8 in. (74.37 cm. x 105.7 cm.)

Object Type

painting

Creation Place

Europe, France

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Harriet Sarah and Mary Sophia Walker

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1894.5

During a trip to Holland in 1847, Constant Troyon, a member of the French Barbizon School of naturalist landscape painting, discovered and became inspired by seventeenth-century Dutch animal portraits. Troyon was known thereafter as an animal painter and found acclaim for these works. In canvases such as Goat and Sheep, he created harmonious depictions of animals in their natural habitat, a subject that appealed to many European and American collectors.

Object Description

large black and white goat centered in pasture foreground, facing left; three sheep to left lying down; seated human figure in right background; original gilt frame

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