Landscape with sheep and shepherds
Maker
(artist)
1656-1705
1656-1705
Title
Landscape with sheep and shepherds
Date of Production
1687
Medium
black chalk, graphite, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 29.9 cm
Width: 39.1 cm
Width: 39.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3802
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
F.A. Drey (London); given from there to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre: foolscap with four bells above "4" above three stacked circles; Countermark: Recto, right centre: "PR" (see tracing in file, not found in Heawood, Churchill or Piccard).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "J. V der meer. / de jonge f i687". Verso: upper left, graphite, underlined: "93"; lower left, graphite: "J 1137SL"; lower left of centre, graphite, circled: "J:UE"; lower right, graphite: "D881"; lower right corner, graphite: "W / #2 / #33 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "J. V der meer. / de jonge f i687". Verso: upper left, graphite, underlined: "93"; lower left, graphite: "J 1137SL"; lower left of centre, graphite, circled: "J:UE"; lower right, graphite: "D881"; lower right corner, graphite: "W / #2 / #33 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.uk. Find out more about using and licensing our images.
____________________________