Prize Ram

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Date:1865 - 1875 (c.)

Description:This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a prize ram and is by an artist of the English Provincial School, dating from about 1870. By the mid 1700s there was an increasing interest in the science of animal husbandry and owners and breeders frequently commissioned portaits of prize animals like this. Framed size Height 536mm, Width 640mm, Depth 50mm.


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1760s
The Indefatigable
The Indefatigable

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the ship HMS Indefatigable. A caption ...

1780s
The Fleet Off-Shore
The Fleet Off-Shore

This is an oil painting on panel depicting the English fleet, including HMS Victory ...

1800s
The Barber's Shop
The Barber's Shop

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the scene inside a barber's shop. It ...

1820s
Accident on the Road to Inverness
Accident on the Road to Inverness

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a carriage accident on the road to Inverness ...

1840s
White Sheep
White Sheep

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a prize ram facing left. As in 'White ...

1860s
Prize Ram - detail of landscape
Prize Ram - detail of landscape

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a prize ram and is by an artist of the ...

1890s
Yorkshire Square
Yorkshire Square

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a scene in a square in Yorkshire. It ...

1920s
Racing Pigeons
Racing Pigeons

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting two racing pigeons and is signed and ...

1960s
Frogs
Frogs

This is a watercolour, pen and ink on paper picture of two frogs sitting either ...

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Source: Compton Verney House Trust

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