Manchester Art Gallery

Cow Boy

William Henry Hunt, 1790 - 1864



Cow Boy

William Henry Hunt 1790 - 1864

Summary

The standing figure of a young boy, his head turned in profile to the left, holding a cow horn to his lips; he wears a knee-length smock and tall, brimmed hat. The figure is stood on a plateau overlooking a wooded landscape.


Object Name

Cow Boy

Creators Name

William Henry Hunt

Date Created

1829

Dimensions

Support: 36.6cm x 26.2cm

accession number

1920.589

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, unique
British

Place of creation

England

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
gum arabic
scraping out
gouache

Credit

Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920

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