Milking Time

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An oil painting depicting two people milking a cow. The cow is grey and is depicted in profile, but has turned her head to face the viewer. A younger man wearing a black cap, blue shirt and black trousers is sitting on a stool in front of the cow, facing to the left, milking the cow into a brown bucket. At his left, on the other side of the cow's udder, an older man stands facing to the right. He has a black hat, white beard, blue shirt and black trousers, and his arms are raised. A low, gated fence surrounds the men and the cow, and there are four trees outside the fenced area. A brown dog stands on the other side of the fence, on the left side of the canvas, its head lifted to observe the milking and its tail perked.

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