Caption

Herd of goats at a gate, print, A shepherd with a herd of goats at a gate. Cypresses in the background. The print is loose in an album, see page 39., printmaker: Cornelis Brouwer, after drawing by Simon van der Does, supervision: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam, 1781 - 1786, paper, print drawing, transfer, printed in brown, proof print, height 148 mm x width 158 mm, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, landscape with ruins, goat, A sepia-toned drawing showing a ruined stone archway and wall on the left, with trees and foliage growing around and above the arch. In the foreground a group of sheep and goats move along a path beside rocks and bushes, and a standing figure near the arch appears to be guiding them. To the right a tall tree with leafy branches rises beside a vertical stone structure, and in the distance faint silhouettes of more trees and landscape features are visible through the arch. The lower foreground shows textured ground and a small boat or wooden structure partially visible at the bottom edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B22_225

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.3Mb (5.2Mb) / 12.7in x 12.0in / 3802 x 3614 (300dpi)

Keywords

Herd goats gate print shepherd herd Cypresses background loose album see page 39 printmaker Cornelis Brouwer drawing Simon van der supervision Cornelis Ploos van Amstel Amsterdam 1781 - 1786 paper print drawing transfer printed brown proof print height 148 mm x width 158 mm herding herdsman herdswoman shepherdess cowherd landscape ruins goat sepia-toned showing ruined stone archway wall left trees foliage growing arch foreground group sheep goats move path beside rocks bushes standing figure near guiding them right tall tree leafy branches rises beside vertical stone structure distance faint silhouettes landscape features visible lower foreground textured ground small boat wooden structure partially visible bottom edge