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A Pair of Pigs

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting two prize pigs. During the 19th century paintings of farm animals became a recognised genre, as, in an attempt to produce bigger and better livestock, itinerant ...

A Surprising Incident

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a surprising incident which occurred during an attempt to slaughter a horse in July 1811. The caption at the bottom of the picture describes this as 'An Instance ...

Arbury. Arbury Park in the snow

Sheep in the snow in Arbury Park. 1963

Atherstone. View towards the town

A country scene, somewhere near Atherstone. 1800s

Bala Road

Dorothy May Lockwood (fl. 1935-1973) Bala Road, 1935 Watercolour on paper 375mm x 565mm A flock of sheep are herded along a winding country lane on what appears to be a windy day.

Blackwell. Cottages and sheep

Cottages and flock of sheep, Blackwell. 1920s

Boar's head - 3/4 view

This is a large Victorian wall plaque, made of pine and shaped as a boar's head mask. The boar's head comes out of a cartouche-shaped back plate, and has a detachable tongue and a metal tube (possibly ...

Brailes, Upper. Castle Hill

Sheep and lambs in meadow, by Castle Hill, Upper Brailes. Motte and Bailey in distance. 1900s

Bridge End

Thomas Baker (1808-1864) Bridge End, 1859 Watercolour on paper 181mm x 258mm A scene at Bridge End, Warwick, with cattle moving down a country lane and houses to the right.

Bridge End, Warwick

Elizabeth Whitehead (1854-1934) Bridge End, Warwick Watercolour on paper 245mm x 350mm A scene at Bridge End, Warwick, with a woman feeding hens to the right.

Butcher's trade sign

This butcher's shop counter sign is made of papier mache. It is shaped as a pig, standing four-square on a painted plinth. The base is probably not the original. It comes from Northern Europe, and dates ...

Carousel Pig

This is a cast iron carousel pig with a piebald hide. It was modelled running and then mounted onto its stand at a later date. This may have been one of a number of farm animals on a steam-driven fairground ...

Carousel Pig - detail of front

This is a cast iron carousel pig with a piebald hide. It was modelled running and then mounted onto its stand at a later date. This may have been one of a number of farm animals on a steam-driven fairground ...

Carousel Pig - detail top of head

This is a cast iron carousel pig with a piebald hide. It was modelled running and then mounted onto its stand at a later date. This may have been one of a number of farm animals on a steam-driven fairground ...

Cattle and Landscape

Paulus Potter (After) (1625-1654) Cattle And Landscape, 1775-1800 Watercolour on paper 220mm x 295mm In the early 1990s this painting, which was originally attributed to Paulus Potter, was identified ...

Cattle at Stream

S.J. Clarke Cattle at Stream Oil on canvas 761mm x 1272mm A landscape scene with cattle by a stream.

Changing Pastures

Robert J. Hewitt (1880-1927) Changing Pastures Watercolour on paper 345mm x 525mm A flock of sheep being herded along a country lane.

Charlecote Park. Fallow deer

Fallow deer in the snow in Charlecote Park. 1950s