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sheep (5) w.h. van der nat (1864 - 1929)

w.h. van der nat                     sheep in the stable


In most cases sheep are painted as a part of the composition of a landscape and as members of a group.  Willem Hendrik van der Nat is an important exception. …

sheep (4) painters in drenthe

julius van de sande bakhuijzen                   flock of sheep near exloo

In the second half of the 19th century many artists visited the provincie of Drenthe, in the northern part of the Netherlands. …

sheep (3) anton mauve

anton mauve            sheep on the moor      1880



Anton Mauve was one of the most important painters of the Hague School. He is generally considered as the champion of  Dutch sheep painters.  He lived in  The Hague where he teached his cousin , the starting painter Vincent van Goghan, the principles of painting. …

sheep (2)

goya        the counter of the butcher :  still life of sheep's ribs and head    1812

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sheep in ruurlo

Since a few weeks four sheep are grazing in the meadow next to my house. The sheep are heathland sheep from Drente (Northern part of Holland). It is the eldest sheep race of Europe. They are rather small and slender  but proud, hardened and watchful animals.  …

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