Three Cows Standing on the Ridge of a Field

Etcher Thomas Rowlandson British

After Sawrey Gilpin British

1784–87

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Three Cows Standing on the Ridge of a Field
Series/Portfolio: Imitations of Modern Drawings
Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Artist: After Sawrey Gilpin (British, near Carlisle 1733–1807 Scaleby, Cumbria)
Published in: London
Date: 1784–87
Medium: Soft-ground etching and aquatint
Dimensions: Plate: 7 5/8 x 11 in. (19.4 x 28 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (47 x 31.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.7(8)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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