Sheep Shearing (La tonte des moutons)
Maker
After
(artist)
1568-1625
(etcher)
1750/59 - 1835? (Life dates)
(engraver)
1745-1807
(artist)
1568-1625
(etcher)
1750/59 - 1835? (Life dates)
(engraver)
1745-1807
Title
Sheep Shearing (La tonte des moutons)
Date of Production
1786 - 1808
Medium
printed in black
etching and engraving
etching and engraving
Dimensions
Height: 41.8 cm
Width: 26.5 cm
Width: 26.5 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.6987.177
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Literature
Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
Fig. p. no. 73 (Dequevauviller)
Fig. p. no. 73 (Dequevauviller)
Inscriptions
Inscription: Gravé par F. Dequevaiuvillier. //
Inscription: Gravé à l'Eau forte par J. Couché. / LA TONTE DES MOUTONS / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. / ÉCOLE FLAMANDE. / I. TABLEAU DE JEAN BREUGHEL (...) //
Inscription: J. BREUGHEL / Duke of Orleans Coll. 1786 //
Inscription: Peint par P. Breughel //
Inscription: Gravé à l'Eau forte par J. Couché. / LA TONTE DES MOUTONS / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. / ÉCOLE FLAMANDE. / I. TABLEAU DE JEAN BREUGHEL (...) //
Inscription: J. BREUGHEL / Duke of Orleans Coll. 1786 //
Inscription: Peint par P. Breughel //
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