Herd of Cattle
19th century
Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image (irregular): 6.99 × 6.83 cm (2 3/4 × 2 11/16 in.) sheet: 10.8 × 13.18 cm (4 1/4 × 5 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of J. William Middendorf, II)
Accession Number
2015.19.2686
Art Historical Context
Nestled among the treasures of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection, *Herd of Cattle* is a charming 19th-century American lithograph, gifted by J. William Middendorf, II. This petite print, with its irregular image measuring just under 7 cm square on a modest sheet of wove paper, captures a herd of cattle in stark black ink. Attributed to an anonymous American artist of the era, it exemplifies the everyday scenes that dotted the American landscape during a time of rapid westward expansion and agricultural growth. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized printmaking in the 19t...
About the Artist
American 19th Century
The artist cataloged as "American, 19th Century" represents a collective of unidentified painters active in the United States during the nineteenth century, with 380 known artworks preserved in this virtual museum's collection. These works span a diverse array of genres typical of the era, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, reflecting the burgeoning artistic output of ...