Sheep Heads

Inscriptions

VERSO, upper left, in graphite: W. Verschuur / 1812-1874 ; upper right, in graphite: W. Verschuur [underlined] ; lower left, in graphite: WOUTER VERSCHUUR 1812 =1874. / 19th century DUTCH SCHOOL

Exhibition history

National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).

Quick Overview

Artist: Wouter Verschuur (Dutch, 1812–1874)
Date: second or third quarter 1800s
Medium: black chalk and brush and gray and black wash over traces of graphite; framing lines in brown ink and graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 14.5 x 18.4 cm (5 11/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: The Norweb Collection
Accession no.: 1954.706

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.