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Black-and-white photo of a plaster statuette: a seated man beside a reclining cow on a rocky base, with a large urn at right.

Allegory of Agriculture, Plaster Statuette

A black-and-white photograph of a plaster statuette showing a seated man with a cow or bull reclining beside him on a rocky base, with a large urn or sack at the right. The rough, modeled surfaces suggest a sculptor's working model. The composition is low and horizontal, with the figure rising at the left.

Artist
Jean Baptiste Carpeaux
Date
1865
Medium
Plaster
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1310 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1865).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment