Antique Master Print-PISSING-EWE-SHEEP-Berchem-1646-1652

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 11.2 x 10.1 cm (4.41 x 3.98 inch). Image size: 11.2 x 10.1 cm. (4.41 x 3.98 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

EWE, URINATING SHEEP, ANIMAL ETCHING, DUTCH PRINT, BERCHEM, ANIMAL STUDY, 17TH CENTURY | PCO-E18-12

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri impressa Studio et Arte Nicolai Berchemi, ca. 1646-1652, early impression.

Reference: Bartsch 46; Hollstein Dutch 46-2(8).

Provenance: Collectionmark vE in circle = Pim van Eekelen (lugt 5101).

Biography engraver: Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (1620-1683), Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for pastoral scenes and idealized Italianate landscapes.