# Study of a Standing Cow, Farmington

- By: Samuel Colman (American, 1832–1920)
- Date: August 1876
- Medium: Brush and oil paint on canvas
- Classification: Animals
- Dimensions: 29.5 × 41.6 cm (11 5/8 × 16 3/8 in.)
- Culture: USA
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/72045)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/d8573d190e82b714ede91da9ed7827a3.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 standing cow is slightly obliquely shown, directed toward left. A part of a building is shown as background, showing a narrow window at left, a door at right. Margins show the creamy grounding color.