A Prize Shorthorn Ox
Thomas Weaver (Worthen 1774 - Much Woolton 1843)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1831 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
630 x 750 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290474
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Prize Shorthorn Ox by Thomas Weaver (Worthen 1774 - Liverpool 1843), signed and dated, 'T. Weaver Pinxit 1831' and inscribed; 'Short horned Ox, bred at Calke, 4 yrs and 4 months old'. The ox has reddish markings, and a red head and rump. It stands, facing right, in a stable with an open door to the right.
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
Short horned Ox, bred at Calke, 4 yrs and 4 months old (inscribed)
Makers and roles
Thomas Weaver (Worthen 1774 - Much Woolton 1843), artist