A Grey Shorthorn Cow
William Henry Davis (c.1786 - 1865)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1831 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
620 x 740 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290477
Summary
Oil painting on canvas. A Grey Shorthorn Cow by William Henry Davis (c.1786 – 1865), signed 'W. Davis, 1831'. A grey shorthorn cow stands in a landscape, facing right, in a wide open field with trees at the edges.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with - 1981) to the National Trust with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Marks and inscriptions
W. Davis, 1830 (inscription)
Makers and roles
William Henry Davis (c.1786 - 1865), artist