Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 35 works by William Henry Davis in our catalogue
In short
Of all the originals William Henry Davis left, the most famous is Prize Sheep (1838). Close behind it come Three South Down Sheep (1800) and The Metropolitan Cattle Market, Copenhagen Fields, London (1855). Our catalog holds 35 works by William Henry Davis; the gallery has kept the 27 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
The scene unfolds through William Henry Davis's Prize Sheep, an oil on canvas that captures a quiet moment of agricultural pride. Created about 1838, the work presents a specific slice of rural life from the early 19th century. This painting resides within the collection of the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, where it remains a tangible link to the era of selective breeding and the dedication of the farmers who shaped…
In this quiet composition titled Three South Down Sheep, we encounter the hand of William Henry Davis. The work is dated 1800. It presents a scene of pastoral stillness, focusing on a small group of animals within a natural setting. The artist, William Henry Davis, was known for his ability to capture the essence of the English countryside through a lens of tranquility and detail.
Three Greyhounds1835
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A Longhorn Cow in a Landscape, the Property of John Henry Whitmore Jones of Chastleton1840
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Black Bull1841
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Stallion1846 · Suffolk Punch Heavy Horse Museum
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Hereford Bull1851 · Attingham Park
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A Pair of Horses1852 · Attingham Park
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Fairhead Boxer 4051851
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Fairhead Boxer 4051851 · Suffolk Punch Heavy Horse Museum
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Hereford Cow1859 · Attingham Park
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Hereford Bull1856 · Attingham Park
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Prize Cow and Calf1856 · Attingham Park
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Hereford Bull ‘Walford'1859 · Attingham Park
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Sir Henry Paget (1797–1869), Earl of Uxbridge, Later 2nd Marquess of Anglesey
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A Grey Shorthorn Cow1831
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Hereford Cow1859
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Hereford Cow near Cronkhill Farmhouse, 1858Attingham Park
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Five Leicester Sheep
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 5 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by William Henry Davis | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Attingham Park |
7 | Hereford Bull, A Pair of Horses, Hereford Cow | |
 National Trust |
Derby | 3 | Changing Horses, the Exeter to London Mail Sir Henry Paton, Bt, Leading the Horse, A Grey Shorthorn Cow, A Prize Grey Shorthorn Bull by a Pond |
 Suffolk Punch Heavy Horse Museum |
Woodbridge | 2 | Stallion, Fairhead Boxer 405 |
 Guildhall Art Gallery |
London | 1 | The Metropolitan Cattle Market, Copenhagen Fields, London |
 Government Art Collection |
London | 1 | Greyhound |
From 1841 to 1859, William Henry Davis worked for 19 years: the selection follows that long career year by year, through its finest originals.
Pick a year to see its originals.
Prize Sheep (1838). Three South Down Sheep (1800) and The Metropolitan Cattle Market, Copenhagen Fields, London (1855) come next.
Prize Sheep, Three South Down Sheep, The Metropolitan Cattle Market, Copenhagen Fields, London, Greyhound, Changing Horses, the Exeter to London Mail Sir Henry Paton, Bt, Leading the Horse, 'Waterloo Spot' November 5 1816, the Property of Major W. T. Drake, RHG, Sir Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Shooting Blackcock on Cannock Chase, with His Dog 'Nep', A Grey Shorthorn Cow, A Prize Grey Shorthorn Bull by a Pond and Horse. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 35 works by William Henry Davis, dated from 1841 to 1859.
Mostly in Attingham Park, National Trust (Derby) and Suffolk Punch Heavy Horse Museum (Woodbridge). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1851: 3 of the 27 works on this page were made then, Hereford Bull among them.
On this page, the earliest is Black Bull (1841) and the latest Hereford Cow (1859).
Rural landscape (5), Pastoral scene (4) and 19th century (4), across the 27 works on this page.
Romanticism, judging by the originals on this page.
Hereford Bull, A Pair of Horses and Hereford Cow: the Attingham Park holds 7 of the works on this page.
