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This is a drawing of a sheep. It features a profile view of a sheep facing left in a naturalistic style with attention to detail in the wool texture and body contours. The drawing uses shading and line work to suggest volume and form, emphasizing the sheep's body and fleece. Each detail is carefully rendered, with the contours of the fleece sketched. The background is plain, focusing entirely on the sheep.
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This is a drawing of a sheep. It features a profile view of a sheep facing left in a naturalistic style with attention to detail in the wool texture and body contours. The drawing uses shading and line work to suggest volume and form, emphasizing the sheep's body and fleece. Each detail is carefully rendered, with the contours of the fleece sketched. The background is plain, focusing entirely on the sheep.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Sheep

Jean-Ferdinand Chaigneau

Date
1860s
Medium
black and white chalk on brown wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.9 × 32.2 cm (9 13/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2018.126.1
Credit line
Gift of Christine Laba
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • animal
Provenance

(C & J Goodfriend, New York); Christine Laba, Arlington, VA, 2004; gift to NGA in 2018

NGA object ID 217055. 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.