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The depiction of Lavinia is quite stylised, with her small head and long straight back exaggerated by the artist to show her as a perfect specimen. She was a particularly famous cow, and the painting might almost be seen as a publicity painting commissioned by her owner.
The artist George Bailey lived in Bawtry near Doncaster. He was listed in a trade gazette of the time as being a ‘house, animal and sign painter’, although whether that means that he was a painter and decorator or an artist who painted pictures of houses is not quite clear.
Title
'Lavinia'
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 59.5 x W 79 cm
Accession number
DONMG : 857.81
Acquisition method
purchased from Lane Fine Art, 1981
Work type
Painting