Sheep Dipping

Artist James Ward (1769 - 1859)

Date1807

MediumOil

Dimensions137.8 x 226.7 cm

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Lane Bequest, 1913.

Object number138

DescriptionThis is a landscape scene showing a group of shepherds in the left foreground taking sheep from a large flock and dipping them in a river. The sheep are coming out of the river on the opposite bank, dripping wet. The shepherds have set up a tent under a tree in the foreground. The style and execution of the painting show the influence of Italianate scenes popular in the 18th and early 19th century.

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