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This image shows a drawing of a sheep lying down facing left. The artist uses delicate lines and subtle shading to illustrate the dense, curly fleece of the sheep, with soft hues of cream and grey. The background is minimalist to emphasize the sheep.
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This image shows a drawing of a sheep lying down facing left. The artist uses delicate lines and subtle shading to illustrate the dense, curly fleece of the sheep, with soft hues of cream and grey. The background is minimalist to emphasize the sheep.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Sheep Resting

James Ward

Date
c. 1800/1810
Medium
graphite with watercolor and green crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 14 x 22 cm (5 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.190
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • mammal
  • animal
  • Sheep
Provenance

(Bury Street Gallery [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1985-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

lower left in graphite: JWD.RA. (signature by Ward probably added later); by later hand, center verso in graphite: 1 1/2 - / 2 / 2 1/4; by later hand, center right verso in pen and black ink: 989; by later hand, lower center verso in grap

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