Antique Master Print-SHEPARD-WIFE-LANDSCAPE-COW-SEA-Visscher-Berchem-c.1670

This print shows a view on a landscape with a peasant wife standing in between her cattle of cows and sheep. In the background the sea and a village.

Made by Johannes Visscher after Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem.

Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid / verge paper. Watermark: French lilly.

Sheet size: 23.2 x 15.1 cm (9.13 x 5.94 inch). Image size: 22.5 x 14.2 cm. (8.86 x 5.59 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Remains of paper tape in corners on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ANIMALS-PEASANT-WIFE-LANDSCAPE-COW-SHEEP-SEA-VILLAGE | RBOS-A11-01

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published by Nicolaus Visscher (1629-1658) ca. 1670.

Provenance: Stamp of two stars in blue on reverse: collection F. Baumgartner, a print dealer from Vienne, mid 19th.c. (Lugt 2900).

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.