Caption

Sheepfold, print, Four sheep by the open sheepfold. The print is loose in an album, see page 44., printmaker: Cornelis Brouwer, after drawing by Karel du Jardin, supervision: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam, 1781 - 1787, paper, print drawing, etching, stencil, etching and stencil, height 118 mm x width 173 mm, sheep, A group of sheep occupy a shaded foreground near a rustic shelter and a large tree, with one sheep standing and others lying or resting close together; detailed wool textures and relaxed postures are visible. The shelter has a rough wooden door ajar and weathered boards, and the large tree beside it shows textured bark and spreading branches with clusters of leaves. In the background there are soft, tree-like shapes forming a distant landscape and a grassy area with small plants and flowers at the lower edge. The scene is rendered in monochrome with varied shading and fine line work.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B22_221

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.7Mb (10.7Mb) / 14.1in x 9.5in / 4240 x 2858 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sheepfold print Four sheep open sheepfold loose album see page 44 printmaker Cornelis Brouwer drawing Karel du Jardin supervision Cornelis Ploos van Amstel Amsterdam 1781 - 1787 paper print drawing etching stencil height 118 mm x width 173 mm sheep group sheep occupy shaded foreground near rustic shelter large tree sheep standing lying resting close together detailed wool textures relaxed postures visible shelter rough wooden door ajar weathered boards large tree beside textured bark spreading branches clusters leaves background soft tree- shapes forming distant landscape grassy area small plants flowers lower edge scene rendered monochrome varied shading fine line work