The Sheep fold
Print
1880s (engraved), 1856-1860 (painted)
1880s (engraved), 1856-1860 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Etching based on Millet's 'The Sheep fold', depicting a farmer herding sheep into a fold by moonlight.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Sheep fold (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | etching |
| Brief description | 'The Sheep fold', etching by Léon Richeton after J. F. Millet, Great Britain, 1880s |
| Physical description | Etching based on Millet's 'The Sheep fold', depicting a farmer herding sheep into a fold by moonlight. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr James W. Walker |
| Object history | This etching was discovered at the back of a framed etching by Richeton of Landseer's "Sleeping Bloodhound," bought in Vauxhall Bridge Road in 1888. |
| Production | working proof |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1637-1929 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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