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Painted quickly, this is typical of the kind of sketch he would have dashed off, perhaps for a friend. Although the scene was undoubtedly painted from memory, it is probably based on the flat plains around the village of Barbizon.
Title
Cows at a Pool
Date
1840-76
Medium
Oil on wood, probably mahogany
Measurements
H 23 x W 34.5 cm
Accession number
NG4579
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Hans Velten to the Tate Gallery, 1931; transferred, 1956
Work type
Painting
