The Shepherds Dog and The Cur (1800)
Sydenham Edwards1800 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1819)
Specifications
- Year
- 1800
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1768–1819
About the artwork
Sydenham Edwards is the artist behind "The Shepherds Dog and The Cur", dated 1800. Plants & Animals, a short history: Naturalists and artists often worked together, especially on voyages and in published surveys of flora and fauna. Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Historical background, 1800: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. It is listed in the Plants & Animals collection. The image is in portrait orientation.
"The Shepherds Dog and The Cur" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Flora and fauna subjects make an interior feel softer and more alive, adding a natural rhythm that works well in both traditional and contemporary spaces. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
English, 1768–1819
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