Driving Sheep in a Rocky Landscape — David Cox | DiscoverArt

Driving Sheep in a Rocky Landscape

ca. 1846

Black chalk and watercolor, heightened with white gouache (bodycolor) and gum arabic

25.9 × 36.3 cm (10.2 × 14.3 in)

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