Attributed to George Frost
1754-1821
River Landscape with a Cow
11 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches (285 x 391 mm)
Black chalk on paper.
III, 54
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by Esdaile on verso at lower left, in pen and brown ink, "Gainsboro / 1822 WE-G. Frost's coll. N 40x / N".
Associated names
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788, Formerly attributed to.
Esdaile, William, 1758-1837, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Esdaile, William, 1758-1837, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, III, 54.
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Century Drawings
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