by-nc

Landscape with sheep and shepherds

Maker

(artist)
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

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).

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.ukFind out more about using and licensing our images.

____________________________

Buy a print from our collection