A View from St. Aldate's, Oxford
1845
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1845
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A View from St. Aldate's, Oxford is a 1845 by Richard Dighton, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a man in old-fashioned clothes walking a curly-haired sheepdog. He’s wearing a tall black hat, a long dark coat with a red pocket, and light pants tucked into boots. The dog trots ahead, and the ground looks like a simple street or path. The title at the bottom says it’s a "View from St. Aldate’s, Oxford," which hints this might be a funny or exaggerated take on a real place. The man’s outfit and the sheepdog give it a quirky, almost cartoonish feel. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this drawing in person.
