Caption
Second Shepherd's Song, Vignette with a singing competition between Astakus, Idas and Krotale, print, vignette, Numbered top left: 9., Netherlands, publisher: Johan Arnold Langerak, Leiden, 1732, Johan Arnold Langerak, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, etching and engraving with text in letterpress, height 94 mm x width 123 mm, Vignette from: Kempher, Gerard. Shepherd songs. Titus Calpurnius and M. Aur. Olympius Nemesianus. Leiden: Johan Arnold Langerak, p. 9., herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, illustration, printed matter, book, competition, art contest, An ornate oval frame with leafy scrollwork surrounds a landscape scene showing three clothed figures positioned on rocky ground beneath a tree, one seated on a rock with a bare back visible, another standing and gesturing, and a third seated with a cloak and contemplative posture; sheep graze near vegetation in the midground and distant hills form the background, while decorative ribbons and carved architectural elements extend below the oval including a carved face and hanging tassel.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B33_130
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