1801
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Herd of Cattle is a 1801 ink by American 19th Century, a Romanticism work, depicting Cattle, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a herd of cattle resting on the ground with three cows in the front. The scene is serene and the cows look calm. The artist used delicate pencil strokes to create texture. The artwork is in a monochromatic palette, with soft grays on aged paper, which adds to the calm feeling. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: lithography.
This artist painted everyday American life in the 1800s. Look at *Farmhouse in Mahantango Valley*—a quiet, sunlit scene of rural Pennsylvania. *Boy and Girl* shows two children standing close, their faces turned toward…
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