Studies of goats

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Artist/Maker	Gainsborough, Thomas (RA) (artist)
Place of origin	England (drawn)

Study of two goats, one of which is lying down by the ide of its standing companion; Very slightly executed, the former animal only partly drawn; Drawn in black chalk, heightened with white, on buff laid paper; This drawing is probably related to a painting of the Prodigal Son.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Studies of goats (generic title)
Materials and techniques	drawn in black chalk, heightened with white, on buff laid paper Laid Paper Black Chalk Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Gainsborough, Thomas (RA); Study of two goats; Very slightly executed; Drawn in black chalk, heightened with white, on buff laid paper; English School; Late 1780s.
Physical description	Study of two goats, one of which is lying down by the ide of its standing companion; Very slightly executed, the former animal only partly drawn; Drawn in black chalk, heightened with white, on buff laid paper; This drawing is probably related to a painting of the Prodigal Son.
Dimensions	Height: 7.5in Width: 8.9in Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style	English School
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history	This drawing is probably related to a painting of the Prodigal Son.
Subject depicted	Goats
Bibliographic references	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874. Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. 9 p.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.688

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1042123/studies-of-goats-drawing-gainsborough-thomas-ra/

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