The Flock of Sheep.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1850-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/16 x 12 3/16in. (20.5 x 31cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 5/8 x 13 5/16in. (24.4 x 33.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA flock of sheep crosses a wooden bridge across a stream, driven by a dog wearing a collar and a man on horseback. The man wears a coat, vest, pants, shirt, necktie, and hat. Ivy grows on a tree in the left foreground. Ducks swim in the water in the right foreground. A wooden bar extending over the water appears to be a gate which could be used to close the bridge. The stream flows over a low waterfall, probably a mill dam, in the background. A pond is beyond; a mill with a waterwheel is in the right background. The pond is surrounded by trees.

Object number1984.49.3

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE FLOCK OF SHEEP. / 223."

On verso, center, in crayon, "4 50[underlined]". In pencil: upper right, accession number and "Purchase - Rockwell and / Avis Gardiner / 60 Mill Rd. / Stamford, CT".

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