Antique Master Print-PEASANT COUPLE-COWS-SHEEP-LANDSCAPE-Visscher-Berchem-c.1670

This print shows a view on a peasant couple resting on a rock, while their cattle of cows and sheep. is around them. Mountains in background.

Made by Johannes Visscher after Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem.

Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid (verge) paper. Watermark: Coat of arms Amsterdam.

Sheet size: 21 x 26.5 cm (8.27 x 10.43 inch). Image size: 21 x 26.5 cm. (8.27 x 10.43 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Remains of paper tape in corners on reverse. Stains on reverse. No margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ANIMALS-PEASANTS COUPLE-COWS-SHEEP-RESTING-MOUNTAINS | RBOS-A11-01

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published ca. 1670.

Biography engraver: Johannes Visscher (1633-na 1692), was a Dutch engraver and etcher and brother from Cornelis and Lambert Visscher. .

Biography artist: Nicolaas Pietersz. Berchem, (Haarlem, 1622 – Amsterdam, 18 februari 1683) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, and etcher. He is best known for his pastoral Mediterranean landscapes.