Artwork
Farm yard animals
Farm yard animals is a drawing by the Romanticist artist Daniel Maclise. It dates from 1825 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Daniel Maclise's Farm yard animals is a pencil drawing on tinted paper, featuring a rustic farm yard scene with multiple animals in the foreground, set against a backdrop of low walls and distant buildings.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing captures a serene rural moment, conveying a sense of quiet tranquility and simplicity, characteristic of idyllic rural life.
Technique & Style
Executed in bold lines with minimal shading, the drawing utilizes expressive line work and texture to achieve depth and dimensionality, engaging the viewer.
History & Provenance
Part of a larger collection of 390 drawings and sketches by various artists (including Calderon, T.S. Cooper, and Landseer), housed in a thirty-frame pillar stand.
Context
Associable with the Romanticism movement, which often emphasized natural, pastoral themes and expressive techniques.
Artist & collection
Artist
Daniel Maclise (25 January 1806 – 25 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England.
