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English Barnyard
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The scene portrayed is a barnyard containing cattle and sheep. One cow is being milked by a farmer seated on a stool. Behind him are various farm structures, a cow barn, a dilapidated shed, and a house with a smoking chimney nestled amidst trees. In the immediate right foreground is a duck pond.
Wilson depicted the same buildings in his "A Farmyard, Surrey" illustrated in the advertisement of Vicars Brothers, "Apollo" 19 (1934): 114.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/5/1978 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; filled; inpainted; varnish removed or reduced |
Geographies
United Kingdom (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15 x W: 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1909
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.211