# Farmyard

- By: Andreas Schelfhout (The Hague, 1787–1870)
- Date: c. 1820 - c. 1830
- Medium: panel, paper, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 29 cm x width 28 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4197--7ade5533bd60c27e562cf8fd4f8c8b92)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/c161ca180f3ac93632ac13163a24e659.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A solitary figure seen from the back was a frequent motif in Romantic art. Here, he walks away from us, unaware of our gaze. In this way, we are both drawn into and shut out of the picture. Absorbed by his natural surroundings, the man is immersed in his own world.