Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickhardt, 'Cattle', 1794
| Full title | Cattle |
|---|---|
| Artist | Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickhardt |
| Artist dates | 1746 - 1797 |
| Date made | 1794 |
| Medium and support | oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 46.4 × 61 cm |
| Inscription summary | Signed; Dated |
| Acquisition credit | Bequeathed by Mrs S.F. Hodges, 1852 |
| Inventory number | NG1878 |
| Location | Not on display |
| Collection | Main Collection |
| Previous owners |
Two elegantly curved birch trees frame this harmoniously composed painting. A herdsman lazily contemplates three large oxen from behind a fence, their stillness contrasted with the large rolling clouds above.
Schweickhardt trained in The Hague, Holland, before settling in England; he moved to London in 1787. He made a number of paintings of cattle inspired by Dutch artists of the seventeenth century, particularly Aelbert Cuyp. This may be the painting entitled ‘Cattle’ that was exhibited by the artist at the Royal Academy in 1794.
Two elegantly curved birch trees frame this harmoniously composed painting. A herdsman lazily contemplates three large oxen from behind a fence, their stillness contrasted with the large rolling clouds above.
Schweickhardt trained in The Hague, Holland, before settling in England; he moved to London in 1787. He made a number of paintings of cattle inspired by Dutch artists of the seventeenth century, particularly Aelbert Cuyp. This may be the painting entitled ‘Cattle’ that was exhibited by the artist at the Royal Academy in 1794.
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