print
- Museum number
- Sheepshanks.568
- Description
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The Cowherd. Landscape with in the middleground at right a cowherd emerging over the brow of a hill with trees behind, three cows walking in front of him towards the viewer, two other cows in central foreground, one standing in profile facing left and immediately behind, another resting with body facing right and head facing front, a river at left and in the distance a meadow, trees and buildings. 1649
Etching
- Production date
- 1649
- Dimensions
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Height: 181 millimetres
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Width: 199 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is the fourth state described in Dutuit, and mentioned as such under Hollstein's fourth state as a supposed intermediate state not seen by Hollstein.
For another impression of this state see S.569. For comment see S.565.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1836
- Acquisition notes
- For the history of the acquisition of the Sheepshanks collection, please see Sheepshanks.1
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- Sheepshanks.568
- Additional IDs
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Other BM number: S.568