David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (Birmingham 1783-1859)
David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (Birmingham 1783-1859)

Highland drovers with cattle

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David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (Birmingham 1783-1859)
Highland drovers with cattle
signed 'David Cox' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper, watermark 'J WHATMAN'
19¾ x 28¼ in. (50.2 x 72.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Although the present grand watercolour undoubtedly represents highland figures, stylistically it seems to date from circa 1850, before Cox visited Scotland in the summer of 1855, when he travelled to Edinburgh to sit for his portrait to Sir John Watson Gordon (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery). The watercolour may have been a special commission, as the details of the Scottish drovers, highland ponies and highland cattle are painstakingly depicted.

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