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Four Shear Ram,

Thomas Weaver (Artist)

This is a formal animal portrait, painted by Thomas Weaver of Shrewsbury in 1831. It is inscribed '4 shear. Grandson of Old // Black Knee. Thos. Weaver // Artist Shrewsbury 1831'. It is one of a collection of paintings and prints thought to date from the last quarter of the 18th century to c.1860.

1 painting: frame with perspexInscription at bottom of painting reads; 4 Shear. Grandson of Old Black knee. Thos. Weaver. Artist. Shrewsbury. 1831.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'OIL-PAINTING // Description // FOUR SHEAR RAM // Painted by Thomas Weaver 1831 // Oil on canvas // Inscription on painting: // 4 shear. Grandson of Old // Black Knee. Thos. Weaver // Artist Shrewsbury 1831 // Dimensions // Framed [no glass] // 24 in x 19 in // Associated information // P.D. Carter's No. 94', MERL miscellaneous note [The Royal Smithfield Club] – ‘A letter was received from the Museum in which it was stated that they had been given an opportunity to purchase a collection of paintings and prints of Farm Livestock executed during the period from the last quarter of the 18th century to about 1860. These include animals which had won prizes at the Smithfield Shows of 1834 and 1851… At the request of the Council, Mr. W. J. Cumber and Mr. P. M. Colebrook inspected the paintings and prints, and they were unanimous in recommending that the Club should purchase the prints and present them to the Museum… The Museum have agreed that the collection shall be recorded as The Royal Smithfield Club Collection.’

Shrewsbury

1831 - 1831

Fibre, Wood