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The image shows a pastoral scene viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with a cluster of buildings on the right. The drawing is done in a soft style with fine graphite strokes and gray washes. In the foreground, a woman is milking a cow, while other cows are resting nearby. A man tends to the animals further away, with more cows grazing in the field. Lush trees frame the scene on the left. The color palette consists of muted grays and light browns.
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The image shows a pastoral scene viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with a cluster of buildings on the right. The drawing is done in a soft style with fine graphite strokes and gray washes. In the foreground, a woman is milking a cow, while other cows are resting nearby. A man tends to the animals further away, with more cows grazing in the field. Lush trees frame the scene on the left. The color palette consists of muted grays and light browns.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Meadow with Cattle and Deer

Francis Barlow

Date
1684
Medium
pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 15.7 x 11.9 cm (6 3/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1984.26.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • occupation
  • genre
  • English
  • Farmer
Provenance

John Evelyn (1620-1706); by descent ultimately to J.H.C. Evelyn and Major Peter Evelyn; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London, 14 June 1977, no. 160); (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 15 March 1984, no. 77); purchased by NGA (via Morton Morris & Company Ltd, London), 1984.

Inscription

lower right: 1684 / F.Barlow; in later hand, upper left in graphite: 33

Watermarks

RDTI

NGA object ID 63262. 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.