Joseph Farquharson (Circle), The Flock Engravings & Etchings till Turner went down covered

till Turner went down covered with blood

Works by this artist are hard to track down but his ability is clear to see

It’s fairly close to Copenhagen in Denmark where Grenness lived with his family

For inspiration

which Lancaster has etched skilfully

Joseph Farquharson (Circle), The Flock Engravings & Etchings till Turner went down coveredThis fine turn of the century drawing depicts a shepherd and his wife following a flock of sheep through a wooded area thick with snow. Its exquisitely rendered in minute dashes and crosshatching. One of the masters of this genre was Scottish artist Joseph Farquharson (1846 1935) who produced numerous snow covered landscapes with sheep. He painted en plein air (outside), often from a portable painting hut with a stove, and was known affectionately as