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Print

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A group of eight sheep and goats (including their young) lying together as a group, with one male goat standing to the right of the image, with his head lowered. On the verso of the sheet there are naive pencil sketches (incomplete) of what appear to be two small huts and a dog.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
lithograph print and pencil on laid paper
Brief description
A group of eight sheep and goats (including their young) lying together as a group, with one male goat standing to the right of the image. Lithograph print on laid paper. By Gabriel Smith. (probably) England. 18th century.
Physical description
A group of eight sheep and goats (including their young) lying together as a group, with one male goat standing to the right of the image, with his head lowered. On the verso of the sheet there are naive pencil sketches (incomplete) of what appear to be two small huts and a dog.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 14.5cm
  • Sheet width: 22.6cm
Measured by DH 12/10/2010.
Marks and inscriptions
  • G S (Initialed, on the rump of one of the animals, just left of centre.)
  • Gab Smith [f?] (Signed, along the back of the animal lying on the left of the image.)
Production
The print features the initials GS on the rump of one of the animals.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
27369:2

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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