Oil painting on canvas, A Farm Girl with Three Calves and ‘Silky’, by Henry Hetherington Emmerson (Chester-le-Street 1831 – Cullercoats 1895), signed and dated 1877. A farm girl, holding a basket, standing in a landscape with three calves and Lord Armstrong’s dog Silky, a much-loved pet of the Armstrong family, who features in several paintings at Cragside.

Provenance: Purchased by the National Trust at auction from Anderson and Garland Ltd, Newcastle, in 2008.

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Henry Hetherington Emmerson (1831 – 1895)
Date: 1831

Image Details
Date: 20 June 2024
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.