Sheep Collection

Glowed with Tints of Evening Hours
BAL12547 Glowed with Tints of Evening Hours by Farquharson, Joseph (1846-1935); Roy Miles Fine Paintings; Scottish, out of copyright

Little Bo-Peep (coloured engraving)
6028108 Little Bo-Peep (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Bo-Peep)

Sheep in fog, Faroe Islands, Denmark

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, The Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, (c1900-1920)

Robert Burns cottage, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with sheep and cattle passing by. Date: circa 1920s

Herdwick Sheep and Shepherd Date:

Fairfield Church, Romney Marsh N060981
FAIRFIELD CHURCH, Romney Marsh, Kent. View of the footbridge looking across the meadow towards Fairfield Church at sunset

Fairfield church in dawn mist, Romney Marsh, near Rye, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hadrians Wall N070307
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. View looking west from Shield on the Wall. Sheep grazing at sunset. hadrian

Burns's Cottage, Alloway, 1876 (oil on canvas)
GLS224030 Burns's Cottage, Alloway, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Bough, Samuel (1822-78); 101.8x145.7 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Sheep - grazing before the Henry Moore sculpture King & Queen Glenkiln Estate Sculpture Park
SG-20158 Sheep - grazing before the Henry Moore sculpture King & Queen Glenkiln Estate Sculpture Park, overlooking the Glenkiln reservoir, Dumfries

Blue faced Leicester sheep, Pennines, Eden Valley, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Falling Leaves, c. 1866. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Falling Leaves, c. 1866

The Lamb, illustration from Songs of Innocence and of Experience. c1770-1820

Sheep below Black Mountain, Llanddeusant, Brecon Beacons National Park, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Suffolk Sheep
JD-1644 SUFFOLK SHEEP - PAIR Suffolk, UK John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

DOG & LAMB. Border collie sitting between two cross breed lambs
JD-21546 DOG & LAMB. Border collie sitting between two cross breed lambs John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sheep - Cross Breds in snow. Herefordshire, UK
AEB-1778 Sheep - Cross Breeds in snow Herefordshire, UK Elizabeth Bomford Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lindisfarne Castle K011703
LINDISFARNE CASTLE, Holy Island, Northumberland. View of the castle with fields in the foreground

Traditional Dutch windmill near Msland, Holland, Netherlands

Two bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) rams butting heads during the rut, Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Western Ireland, Dingle Peninsula, broad landscape with a patchwork of green pastures

Cafe, Placa de Cort, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Herdwick sheep at Friars Crag, Derwentwater, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Texel Sheep - ewe with twin lambs, Island of Texel, Holland
USH-3970 Texel Sheep - ewe with twin lambs Island of Texel, Holland Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sheep -Wales, UK- Mixture of Suffolk and Welch mountain breeds on snowy hillside
CAN-3164 Sheep - mixture of Suffolk and Welsh mountain breeds on snowy hillside Wales

Jacob's Sheep MA000561
COS-119 Jacob's Sheep Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: 020 8318 1401

AEB 1779
AEB-1779 SHEEP - Crossbreds - in snow Herefordshire, UK Elizabeth Bomford Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Domestic Sheep, Beltex and Texel rams, three standing in field, England

The Seaside Resort of Borth, Cardigan Bay, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Sheep Breeds
Illustration of a sheep breeds: Merino sheep Electoral-Negretti, Hampshire or Hampshire Down sheep, Shropshire sheep, Negretti merino sheep, Cotswold sheep, Heidschnucke, Soissonais sheep

Landscape painting by Claude Lorrain (1600-1682), with a shepherd and his sheep in the foreground, and cattle on a road in the middle ground. Date: 17th century

Sheep - Ewe - pink heart shaped wool Digital Manipulation: turned pink - shaped heart - general clean-up
FEU-158-M Sheep - Ewe - pink heart shaped wool Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

HOGARTH: FALSE PERSPECTIVE. Satire on False Perspective. (Whoever makes a design, without the knowledge of perspective, will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this print)

Brill Windmill, Buckinghamshire a81_02141
BRILL WINDMILL, Brill, Buckinghamshire. This post mill dates to 1668, making it one of the oldest in the country

The Rainbow
Artist: Whaite, Henry Clarence - Title: The Rainbow - Date: 1862 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 139.7 x 241.6

Pyrenean Mountain Dog - Protecting sheep - Pyrenees France
CAN-3540 Pyrenean Mountain Dog - Protecting sheep Pyrenees France John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cattle - small herd of Dexter cows and orphan lambs in small field Cotswolds UK
MAB-416 Cattle - small herd of Dexter cows and orphan lambs in small field Cotswolds UK Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). Creator: William Holman Hunt
The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). A shepherd neglects his flock and woos a young woman with a lamb on her lap. Behind them, two bloated sheep lie on the ground poisoned by the corn

One tree hill famous landmark, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Advertisement for Robert Sorby and Sons, edge tool manufacturers, Carver Street, 1889
Image from Sheffield and Neighbourhood (page 208) (printed and published by Pawson and Brailsford, Sheffield, 1889 (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 S)

Shropshire sheep
Illustration of a Shropshire sheep

Church Sheep
6th August 1955: Sheep huddle in the doorway of the Abbey on the tiny island of Iona, famous for its connection with St Columba who founded a community on Iona after he was expelled from Ireland

Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Romney Marsh and Fairfield Church near Brookland, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Findon Fair, view of the long furlong near Findon, 14 September 1935
The sheep are being driven from Angmering over the Downs to Findon Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N12007

Algeria Market
Market outside Tebessa : chiefly sheep

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK

Clun Castle K060184
CLUN CASTLE, near Ludlow, Shropshire. General view of the castle showing its picturesque surroundings and extensive earthworks

Texel / Milk Sheep Ewe with lamb
USH-351 Texel SHEEP - Ewe with lamb Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape
CH11386 Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape by Brueghel

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - July
JULY Gathering the harvest and tending sheep close to the chateau de Poitiers Date: 1409 - 1487

Peaceable Kingdom, ca. 1830-32. Creator: Edward Hicks
Peaceable Kingdom, ca. 1830-32

Three Sheep in a Line in the Snow
A black and white winter photograph of three sheep in a line in deep snow. The shot depicts the characteristics of sheep very well

Sheep Street, Burford, Oxfordshire
Sheep Street, Burford, near Witney, Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Sheep pasture, Glencolumbcille, or Glencolumbkille, County Donegal, Ireland, Europe

Dulux Dog Drunk
22nd August 1972: Dash, the famous old English sheep dog who has starred in the Dulux paint commercials for 12 years at the reception held in honour of his retirement

Langdale Pikes in autumn sunshine - Lake District - England
GUY-35 Langdale Pikes in autumn sunshine Lake District - England Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Domestic sheep. Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Boy feeding lambs on Crosss Farm with bottle, 1932 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N5540

Pevensey Bay, Sussex
Distant view of Pevensey Bay, Sussex, viewed from Crowhurst Park Date: circa 1850

Plundering a plantation during Shermans March to the Sea
Shermans troops foraging on a Georgia plantation, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

DOG & LAMB. Border collie and cross breed lamb looking over old barn door best friends
JD-21547 DOG & LAMB

Hadrians Wall, Cawfields, Milecastle 42 K960046
HADRIANs WALL: CAWFIELDS, Northumberland. Milecastle 42. General view

Shire horse pulling a hay wagon
A heavy working horse pulls a high hay wagon along a country lane. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Northumberland blackface sheep in snow, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland, United Kingdom, Europe

A Break in the Storm, Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland
Artist: Farquharson, David - Title: A Break in the Storm, Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland - Date: 1891-1892 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 122.2 x 184.2

Stormy Weather near Ambleside, Cumbria
Artist: Dawson, Henry - Title: Stormy Weather near Ambleside, Cumbria - Date: 1846 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 44 x 54

Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734
WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria

Pyrenean Mountain Dog Protecting sheep, Pyrenees, France
CAN-1971 Pyrenean Mountain DOG - protecting sheep Pyrenees, France Used for protecting sheep

Reynolds - Lady Mary Leslie J910492
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Lady Mary Leslie" 1764, by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92)

Dover Castle J960158
DOVER CASTLE, Kent. View from the North East

View from Newlands Corner near Guildford, Surrey - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

A Shepherdess with her flock (oil on canvas)
615855 A Shepherdess with her flock (oil on canvas) by Dupre, Julien (1851-1910); 61x49.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

British Countryside - A 75 year-old Shepherd at Crondall, Hampshire Date: 1938

A sheep inside an old shepherds stone shelter on the trail to The Old Man of Coniston, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Beef, Veal, Pork, and Mutton Cuts, 1802 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF271073 Beef, Veal, Pork, and Mutton Cuts, 1802 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

View from Horn Head over Dunfanaghy, County Donegal, Ireland, Europe

Lost In Sheep
11th August 1951: A flock of sheep manoeuvre their way around a parked car on their way down the slopes of Snowdonia, at Hafod-y-Llan, Wales

Dorset Rams
9th July 1949: Dorset Horned rams from a flock at the Maiden Castle Farm, Dorset. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Sheeps Eyes
9th July 1949: A flock of sheep standing placidly in a field at Maiden Castle Farm, Dorchester. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Urquart Castle, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain

Texel Sheep USH 513 Lamb jumping, used for milk © Duncan Usher / ardea. com
USH-513 Texel SHEEP - lamb jumping, airbourne, side view used for milk Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

The market, East Street, Chichester in Bygone days
Postcard taken from engraving by M Dubourg, after the oil painting by J F Gilbert of Chichester, published in June 1814 Postcard c1900

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"Sheep: Graceful Guardians of the Countryside" In the misty dawn of Fairfield church, nestled amidst the picturesque Romney Marsh near Rye, Kent, England, a flock of Herdwick sheep grazes peacefully under the watchful eye of their shepherd. These hardy creatures with their distinctive gray fleece have long been an integral part of this idyllic landscape. Their presence evokes images from William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience, " where he immortalized these gentle beings in his enchanting illustrations. The Lamb depicted within those pages seems to come alive as we witness these real-life sheep roaming freely around Fairfield Church on Romney Marsh. From South Ayrshire's Robert Burns cottage to Findon Fair's bustling atmosphere in 1935, they have always played a significant role in rural life across the United Kingdom. Whether it be Blue-faced Leicester sheep dotting the Pennines or Suffolk Sheep grazing contently in snow-covered Herefordshire fields they can emblematic symbols connecting us to our agricultural heritage. Even art finds inspiration in their presence; at Glenkiln Estate Sculpture Park overlooking Dumfries' Glenkiln reservoir stands Henry Moore's majestic King & Queen sculpture surrounded by grazing sheep. Their quiet companionship adds serenity and harmony to this already breathtaking scene. As we journey through Glastonbury Tor's mystical landscapes and gaze upon Lindisfarne Castle standing tall against Northumberland's rugged coastlines, one cannot help but notice how these woolly creatures seamlessly blend into nature’s tapestry. Sheep embody resilience and simplicity while nurturing our connection with nature. They remind us that beauty can be found even in humble pastures. So let us cherish these graceful guardians who silently shape our countryside and inspire awe wherever they roam.