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Studies of Sheep

Walter Shirlaw

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a sketch of multiple sheep. The sketch shows a collection of 16 pencil drawings of sheep on a white background. The drawings are arranged in four rows. The top row contains four sketches of grouped sheep heads. The second row contains one full-body sheep on the left and one on the right with two sheep-head sketches in the middle. The third row contains one sheep on the left and two in the middle. The fourth row contains one full-body sheep on the right. The sheep are drawn in various poses, with some standing and others lying down. The drawings are done in pencil and vary in detail and shading. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom-right corner. The title of the work is "Studies of Sheep" and the artist is Walter Shirlaw.

Artwork Details

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 434 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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