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Driving Sheep in a Rocky Landscape
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Driving Sheep in a Rocky Landscape

ca. 1846

Medium

Black chalk and watercolor, heightened with white gouache (bodycolor) and gum arabic

Dimensions

Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 5/16 in. (25.9 × 36.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, PECO Foundation Gift, 2016

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About David Cox

1783–1859United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom

Landscapist known for his vigorous style. In 1836 he began to paint with a broader style, on a rough Scottish wrapping paper; a similar paper was later marketed as 'Cox paper.' He wrote several treatises on landscape painting in watercolor; later he also worked in oil. Cox relied largely on teaching to support himself and his family. By 1808 he was taking pupils, and in 1813 the first of his drawing-manuals began coming out in parts. British landscapist known for his vigorous style. In 1836 he began to paint with a broader style, on a rough Scottish wrapping paper; a similar paper was later marketed as 'Cox paper.' He wrote several treatises on landscape painting in watercolor; later he also worked in oil. Cox relied largely on teaching to support himself and his family. By 1808 he was taking pupils, and in 1813 the first of his drawing-manuals began coming out in parts. Comment on works: Landscapes; Views