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Description: | Landscape of parkland, with a river in the background that is seen through trees. In the middle distance are trees which dominate the skyline with their foliage. In the foreground left is a silver birch, next to which is a fallen tree and a woman and child. In the central foreground are a group of men attempting to move the bole of a fallen tree. To the right of them are 4 oxen who are harnessed and helping to move the bole, accompanied by a man holding a pitch fork.
Unsigned. Sir Charles Rich (donor's husband d. <1935) 'descended on his mother's side from the Sandbys ... was the last surviving relative of the family. He had pictures given him by various members of the family - and inherited some from Mr. William Sandby who lent a number to the 'Special Exhibition of Drawings and Pictures by Paul & Thomas Sandby [Castle Mus. 1884]'
Accession number: NCM 1945-152 | Subjects: | animals (domestic) transport trees forestry landscapes figures | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | by SANDBY/Paul | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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