On the Mountain Side-Glen Strae, Argyllshire

Painting

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

On the Mountain Side-Glen Strae, Argyllshire

Entry/Object ID

1993.10.05

Description

Landscape painting of sheep and Highland cattle in the mountains. Seven white sheep and one brown sheep are in the foreground with four cows crossing stream in the background.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Acquisition

Accession

1993.10

Source or Donor

David Ross

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Presented to Purdue University by David Ross President of the Trustees

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Watson Jr.

Role

Painter

Date made

1904

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature, Date

Location

Bottom left corner

Transcription

W. Watson, 1904

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Title, Signature

Location

Back of work, upper left

Transcription

On the Mountain-side - Glen Strae, Argyleshire W Watson

Material/Technique

Written, In Artist's Hand, Ink

Type

Previous Number

Location

Back of frame, upper left corner

Transcription

1993.10.05

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

36 in

Color

Green, Blue, White, Brown, Black, Purple, Gray

Provenance

Notes

David Roberts (1871-1943); donated to Purdue University Galleries in 1993

Exhibition

25: A Selection Works from Purdue Galleries’ Permanent Collection (2024)