Antique Master Print-SHEPARDS-RESTING-DRINKING-SHEEP-COW-Visscher-Berchem-c.1670

This print shows a view on peasant sitting and drinking. The cows and sheep are resting in the foreground. A replica of the original print.

Made by Johannes Visscher after Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem.

Medium: Etching / engraving on wove paper. Watermark: Amsterdam coat of arms.

Sheet size: 26.2 x 19.1 cm (10.31 x 7.52 inch). Image size: 25.2 x 18.4 cm. (9.92 x 7.24 inch).

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

ANIMALS-PEASANTS-RESTING-DRINKING-SHEEP-COWS | RBOS-A11-01

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

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.