Caption
Shepherds with cattle in a mountain landscape, Horse with herd of sheep, print, The print is loose in an album, see pages 140, 141., inscription: 'Jacob van de Velde f., S: vd'...Does 1769.', printmaker: Jacob van de Velde (engraver), Amsterdam, after drawing by Simon van der Does, 1769, Jacob van de Velde (engraver), Simon van der Does, printmaker, after drawing by, paper, print drawing, etching, roulette, etching and roulette, printed in brown, height 126 mm x width 160 mm, The print was included in: Collection d'imitations de dessins d'après les principaux maîtres hollandais et flamands, London, C. Josi, 1821., herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, sheep, (high) hill, cattle driving, cattle driver, A sepia-toned sketch showing a group of sheep in the foreground with woolly bodies and dark outlines, two sheep standing more prominently near the center-right facing different directions, and several sheep clustered and lying down toward the left; rough, fluid lines suggest a few human figures among the animals, one figure near the center raising an arm and another figure seated or leaning at the left; a mound or rocky formation rises behind the herd with sketchy vegetation and curved lines indicating distant hills and sky; loose shading and cross-hatching fill the ground and background, and a few bare branches and abstract foliage appear at the top.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B22_202
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34.6Mb (11.0Mb) / 13.1in x 10.3in / 3918 x 3085 (300dpi)