Object number1864.2.95

The Donkey Driver

Date1774

Artist Ferdinand Kobell (German, 1740 - 1799)

CultureGerman

MediumEtching

DimensionsPlate: 3 1/8 x 6 11/16 in. (8 x 17 cm)
Sheet (Trimmed): 3 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (9.5 x 18.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Matthew Vassar

On View

Not on view

Period18th c

Classification(s)

SignedOn recto within plate, printed signature lower left: F. Kobell

InscribedOn recto within plate, by artist, printed lower left: 1774; lower left corner: 15

ProvenanceCollections: Elias Magoon
DescriptionLandscape with trees dotted throughout and a man riding an animal and a donkey walking in the foreground on the left. A man sitting under a tree is visible in the midground at left and at right are to figures in the distance. The background dips into a shallow valley with a structure visible within the trees.

Terms

coastal landscapes

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