A Shepherdess with a Lamb in a Storm
Samuel Woodforde, R.A. (Ansford 1763 - Ferrara 1817)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1812
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1264 x 1003 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732266
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Shepherdess with a Lamb in a Storm by Samuel Woodforde, RA (Ansford 1763 - Ferrara 1817), 1812. A shepherdess is seated on the ground beneath a tree, clasping a lamb on her lap. She has short dark brown hair and wears a brown skirt, yellow scarf and white blouse and looks upwards to the right. She is framed by a tree and hollyhock on the left.
Provenance
Acquired by Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Bt (1758 – 1838) and thence by descent. Given to the National Trust along with the house, its grounds, and the rest of contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Samuel Woodforde, R.A. (Ansford 1763 - Ferrara 1817), artist