Sheep

Winslow Homer American

1878

Not on view

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Title: Sheep
Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
Date: 1878
Culture: American
Medium: Dark graphite and white gouache on vat-dyed wove paper
Dimensions: Sight: 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (8.9 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Molly Flagg Knudtsen, 2001
Object Number: 2001.608.2
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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