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The image shows a cow grazing in profile view. The drawing features pencil or charcoal strokes creating a sketchy style with soft shading and defined outlines. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of gray on a pale background. In the distance, a few trees are visible on the left, while a cow stands with its head down, focused on feeding. A tree frames the scene from the right with some branches sketched out.
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The image shows a cow grazing in profile view. The drawing features pencil or charcoal strokes creating a sketchy style with soft shading and defined outlines. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of gray on a pale background. In the distance, a few trees are visible on the left, while a cow stands with its head down, focused on feeding. A tree frames the scene from the right with some branches sketched out.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young Bull Grazing

Hendrik Voogd

Medium
black chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 13.1 x 21.7 cm (5 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.248
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Cow
  • Tree
  • Grass
Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by artist, lower right in black chalk: H. Voogd; by later hand on mount, upper center in graphite: 2; by later hand on mount, upper right in graphite: V / x; by later hand on mount, lower right in graphite: Voogd A1156

NGA object ID 143715. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.