Caption

Shepherd drives his cattle, The Evening, print, album page, Print is part of an album., printmaker: François Vivares, after painting by Aelbert Cuyp, 1760, paper, color on edge, engraving, etching, engraving and etching printed on album page, gold on edge, height 281 mm x width 372 mm, Pendant of 'The Morning', another painting by Aelbert Cuyp engraved by François Vivares. The compiler included this print in the album as an illustration for: Pilkington, Matthew and Johann Heinrich Füssli. A dictionary of painters, from the revival of the art to the present period. 4 parts. London: John Crowder, 1805, vol. 2, p. 279., herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, cattle, evening, A monochrome landscape scene shows a group of cattle and figures on a grassy, rocky shore by a calm body of water, with clouds filling much of the sky and a small flock of birds in flight; several cows stand or lie on the ground in varied poses, one close to the foreground resting, others clustered near two standing human figures who wear broad-brimmed hats and carry long staffs, while another seated figure appears among the animals and a mounted rider sits to the left holding a stick; the distant shoreline features a cluster of buildings including a tower or castle partially silhouetted against the horizon, and sparse vegetation and rocks frame the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B26_139

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Keywords

Shepherd drives cattle Evening print album page Print part album printmaker François Vivares painting Aelbert Cuyp 1760 paper color edge engraving etching etching printed gold height 281 mm x width 372 mm Pendant Morning another painting Aelbert Cuyp engraved compiler included illustration Pilkington Matthew Johann Heinrich Füssli dictionary painters revival art present period 4 parts London John Crowder 1805 vol 2 p 279 herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd shepherdess cowherd evening monochrome landscape scene group figures grassy rocky shore calm body water clouds filling sky small flock birds flight several cows stand lie ground varied poses close foreground resting clustered near two standing human figures wear broad-brimmed hats carry long staffs another seated figure animals mounted rider sits left holding stick distant shoreline features cluster buildings tower castle partially silhouetted horizon sparse vegetation rocks frame foreground