Highland rams fighting
Oil Painting
ca. 1850 (painted)
ca. 1850 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Oil painting, 'Highland Rams Fighting', John Frederick Pasmore, ca. 1885
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Highland rams fighting (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'Highland Rams Fighting', John Frederick Pasmore, ca. 1885 |
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| Gallery label | John F. Pasmore active 1841-1886
Highland Rams Fighting
About 1850
In the 19th century images of animals fighting and depictions of Scottish subjects were both enormously popular. This painting seems to have been influenced by the work of the artist James Ward, especially Bulls Fighting (on display nearby in Room 87).
Oil on canvas
Bequeathed by Richard Towne 1885
Museum no. 341-1885 |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Richard Towne |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Richard Towne, 1885 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 224 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 341-1885 |
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| Record created | August 12, 2004 |
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