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Henry William Banks Davis

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Tatehttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/henry-william-banks-davis-139
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Henry William Banks Davis was a popular English landscape and animal painter, noted for his pastoral scenes, often populated with cattle and other farm animals.

Source: Tate · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (26)

Cerig Gwynion, Radnorshire

1905 · oil paint

Thorn Trees on a Breconshire Hillside

1904 · oil paint

Apple Blossoms in the Upper Wye

1903 · oil paint

A Gleamy Day in Picardy

1900 · oil paint

Approaching Night

1899 · oil paint

support: 559 x 914 mm frame: 902 x 1255 x 170 mm

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Landscape with Cattle, Evening

1896 · oil paint

Landscape with Cattle, Morning

support: 508 x 762 mm frame: 835 x 1090 x 140 mm

Afternoon on the Cliffs

1878 · oil paint

A Shady Spot on a Summers Day

1878 · oil paint

Landscape in Wiltshire

1875 · oil paint

Cattle by a Highland Loch

Landscape with Cattle

1872 · oil paint

Approaching Thunderstorm, Flocks Driven Home, Picardy, France

1869 · oil paint

Noonday Rest

1863 · oil paint

Landscape with Cattle and Sheep

oil paint

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26 published of 27 catalogued · 26 with image

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Approaching Night
1899 · Tate · 6 prov
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Mother and Son
1881 · Tate · 6 prov
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Close of Day
1885 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Landscape with Cattle, Morning
1894 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Approaching Thunderstorm, Flocks Driven Home, Picardy, France
1869 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Landscape with Cattle
1872 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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A Shady Spot on a Summers Day
1878 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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A Panic
1872 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Landscape in Wiltshire
1875 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Afternoon on the Cliffs
1878 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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