Longhorn bull

Move your pointing device over the image to zoom to detail. If using a mouse click on the image to toggle zoom.
When in zoom mode use + or - keys to adjust level of image zoom.

Date:1848

Description:Oil painting of Longhorn bull 'Conqeror' (sic), facing right , standing in stable with straw on floor. Signed "G. Gregory 1848". Painted by G. Gregory (fl. 1836-1848).

Conqueror was a celebrated Longhorn bull in the mid 19th century, and won first prize at the Royal Agricultural Show held at Oxford in 1839. He belonged to Mr Richard Hortin of Sherborne, near Warwick and on his death was sold with the rest of his livestock in April 1843.

Dimensions 750mm x 615mm.

From the Staffordshire County museum collection.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1860s
Longhorn cow
Longhorn cow

Oil painting of Longhorn (cow?) Facing left. Tree in right background, building ...

1900s
Mole plough
Mole plough

This horse-drawn mole plough was used to improve the drainage of farm land. As ...

1920s
'Landmark' single furrow plough
'Landmark' single furrow plough

This horse-drawn single furrow plough was manufactured by Lloyds & Co., of Letchworth, ...

1940s
Mr Brookes, Shugborough Park Farm
Mr Brookes, Shugborough Park Farm

Leonard 'Dick' Brookes (1915-2009), pictured in the farmhouse at Shugborough Park ...

1970s
Restoration of Shugborough Park Farm
Restoration of Shugborough Park Farm

Shugborough Park Farm pictured after the departure of its last tenant. The farm ...

2000s
The Mayfield Smithy at Shugborough Park Farm
The Mayfield Smithy at Shugborough Park Farm

Charles Woodward's smithy from Mayfield as reconstructed at Shugborough Park Farm. ...

Share:


Ordering:Click the button to add the item to your basket. Follow the link for further information on ordering.

Donor ref:95.050.0002 (37/22906)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.