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Afternoon on the Cliffs

Henry William Banks Davis (1833–1914)

Manchester Art Gallery

Afternoon on the Cliffs

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A painting of a group of sheep standing and sitting on grassy cliff top, overlooking a bright blue, calm sea in the background, beneath a blue sky with light clouds. In the foreground, two lambs lie on the grass next to a third older sheep. Behind this group, on the right, a sheep stands overlooking the group, a lamb standing behind. On the left, other sheep are grazing, some sitting next to red and white wildflowers. A scattering of yellow flowers is in the foreground. A view of the coastline extends away from viewer to the right.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Afternoon on the Cliffs

Date

1878

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 50.9 x W 76.2 cm

Accession number

1917.222

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Mr James Thomas Blair, 1917

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed blc: H.W.B.Davis / 1878

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Henry William Banks Davis

1833–1914

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