Shepherds with Their Herd Fording a Stream

1771

Ferdinand Kobell

Associated Names
Ferdinand Kobell

Artist, German, 1740 - 1799

The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon line is high, showing the terrain beyond, including hills and a distant structure. The brushstrokes are detailed, with dense clusters of lines creating textures in the foliage and landscape. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on sepia and black. In the foreground, there is a stream or path with figures tending to cattle and sheep among trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.6 x 17.2 cm (3 x 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 7.9 x 17.5 cm (3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.38.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 81

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vaduz (their historical mount) (Lugt 4398). (Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler), Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2012 by NGA .

Associated Names

Bibliography

1856

  • Le Blanc 1856, no. 81

2011

  • Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler. Quodlibet: Graphik des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts. Frankfurt am Main: 2011. no. 66.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: F. Kobell 1771

Wikidata ID

Q76560566

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