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| Title | Hen | |
| Collection | Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle | |
| Artist | Ughi, F. (unidentified Italian(?) artist, active 19th century) | |
| Date Earliest | possibly about 1800 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1875 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | Nothing is known about the painter who signed this work 'F. Ughi'. He was probably an Italian artist who specialised in animal painting in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. In this picture he represented a white hen sitting on a makeshift nest of corn. | |
| Current Accession Number | O.244 | |
| Former Accession Number | Douz.451 | |
| Inscription | front cl 'F. Ughi dipinse' | |
| Subject | animal (hen) | |
| Measurements | 37 x 45.5 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by the founders John and Joséphine Bowes 1885. | |
| Rights Owner | The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham | |
| Author | Dr Mercedes Cerón | |