Sketch of two cows

Pen-and-ink sketch, with grey wash, of two horned cows. The sketch is part of an album containing fifty-seven drawings (PAH4886–PAH4943) created by British naval officer Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844) during the late 1780s and the 1790s. The majority relate to his service as a lieutenant in ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90, in ‘Andromeda’ in 1790–93 and in ‘Queen’ in 1793–96. Included are portraits of Hollis’s shipmates, as well as scenes of everyday life ashore and afloat. This sketch is mounted on the same page as PAH4901.

Object Details

ID: PAH4900
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hollis, Aiskew Paffard
Date made: 1785–98
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Image: 98 x 155 mm
Parts: Album of drawings (Album)