A Brindled Shorthorn Cow, bred at Calke
Thomas Weaver (Worthen 1774 - Much Woolton 1843)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1831 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
610 x 740 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290476
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Brindled Shorthorn Cow (bred at Calke) by Thomas Weaver (Worthen 1774 - Liverpool 1843), signed and dated, off centre left: 'T. Weaver 1831'. The cow stands in a field, facing left, other cows in a hollow behind her and a lake beyond. A tree stands in the middle distance. . Inscribed; 'Short horned cow, bred at Calke/5yr old'.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, 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 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the National Trust in 1985)
Marks and inscriptions
Short horned cow bred at Calke/5yr old (inscription)
Makers and roles
Thomas Weaver (Worthen 1774 - Much Woolton 1843), artist