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Images about Cattle

107 images from works
  • Nature's choice beef : specially selected cuts from traditionally reared prime beef / Tesco Stores Ltd.
  • A Devon steer. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1869, after E. Corbet.
  • Two cows resting by a woodland pool as a boy pipes in the tree above. Etching by C.-W. Kolbe, the elder.
  • A short horned cow. Etching by H. Beckwith, ca 1848, after H. Strafford.
  • A cow and two sheep in a field. Etching by J. Janson the elder, 17--.
  • A study of cows in various positions. Engraving.
  • A Hereford ox. Etching by C. Cook, ca 1838, after J. Giles.
  • St. Clement's church, Oxford. Etching by H. le Keux, 1836, after F. Mackenzie, 1829.
  • A ram and ewe of the Cheviot and Dorset breeds of sheep. Etching, ca 1822.
  • The London Hospital, Whitechapel: viewed from the north, across Whitechapel Road. Engraving by J.-B.-C. Chatelain and W.H. Toms, 1753, after W. Bellers, 1752, after B. Mainwaring, 1751.
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    A short horned cow. Etching by H. Beckwith, ca 1848, after H. Strafford.

    Strafford, Henry, active 1833-1873. | Date: 1850 | Reference: 39980i
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    A cow bellowing in a field by a lake. Etching by J. Janson, the elder.

    Janson, Johannes, the elder, 1729-1784. | Reference: 40009i
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    Three herders in the Roman Campagna with goats and cattle by a river: a man kneels, a woman playing the pipe is seated, and another woman stands. Engraving by F. Vivares after Claude Lorraine.

    Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682. | Date: 1741 | Reference: 3055154i
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    Sheep by a stream (above) and a cow lying in the grass (below). Lithograph with gouache by A. Ducote.

    | Reference: 40140i
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    A West Highland ox. Etching by H. Beckwith, ca 1844, after W.H. Davis.

    Davis, William Henry, active 1803-1849. | Date: 1 May 1844 | Reference: 39996i
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Related topics

Animals, Domestic
Livestock breeds
Cows
Sheep
Oxen
Campagna di Roma (Italy)
Bulls
Goats
Country life
Livestock - Breeding

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