Elisha Noyce
Red at Night is the Shepherd's Delight
1855
5 x 6 7/8 inches (126 x 175 mm); mounted on sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/16 inches (354 x 259 mm)
Watercolor on paper.
1986.2105:9
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title and attribution from accompanying cover sheet.
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1855 (see 1986.2105).
Forms part of the portfolio of 11 drawings entitled, "Proverbs and Sayings Illustrated by Members of the Crayon Club", dated 1855 (see 1986.2105).
Summary
Drawing shows a red sunset over a pasture full of sheep in the distance, with a figure walking to the right along a road in the foreground.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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