1894.5
Goat and Sheep
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