Object number1864.2.171
Two Sheep
Datec. 1655
Artist
Karel Dujardin
(Dutch, 1626-1678)
CultureDutch
MediumEtching
DimensionsImage: 2 13/16 x 3 7/8 in. (7.2 x 9.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Matthew Vassar
On View
Not on viewPeriod17th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, signed in plate, upper left: KDU ARDIN[backwards J]
InscribedOn recto within plate, by artist, lower right corner [backwards]: 40
Catalogue raisonnéHollstein VI.39.40.2; Dutuit IV.120.40.2BibliographyEugène Dutuit Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris, 1884-;
F. W. H. Hollstein Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts. vols. 1-64, Amsterdam, 1954–2010.ProvenanceCollections: Elias MagoonDescriptionTwo sheep, one shown frontally in a reclining position with its legs folded underneath the body, to the right a standing sheep shown from behind in three-quarters view, a grassy field below them and beyond.
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