Peasant Girl returning from Market, conversing with a Shepherd Boy
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1829
Materials
oil on canvas
Measurements
320 x 390 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453829
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Peasant Girl returning from Market, conversing with a Shepherd Boy, English School, early 19th century. A young woman is mounted on a grey horse in the centre of the composition, her panniers loaded with goods. She appears to have stopped on the path to talk to a young shepherd boy, who leans on his staff in the foreground.
Provenance
Duncombe-Bindley bequest, 1986
Credit line
Dyrham Park (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On a label on the back, on the stretcher bar, printed in red: JOLLY & SON, Ltd., BATH. / DAMAGED / No.29 [number handwritten] On a label on the back, on the frame and stretcher bar, printed in red: JOLLY & SON, Ltd., BATH. / REPOSITORY / [followed by barely legible handwriting, possibly "Provincial", followed by something ending in "by" or "ly"] / No.29
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist