Sweet Summer Time

1869 · Oil painting · 21.6 × 34.9 cm

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

RoomPaintings, Room 82, The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries

On public display.

Checked: 7 days ago
In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the painting

Redgrave loved the English landscape and painted it with an intensity comparable to the work of the Pre-Raphaelites. This scene is set in Wotton Meadows, near the artist's home in Surrey. The men on the left are erecting hurdles to pen sheep.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Particulars

Accession number: 232-1885

What it shows

Landscape Sheep

In the catalog

British School Great Britain

Sources

Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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