Flock of Sheep Resting

1668/1670

Johann Heinrich Roos

Associated Names
Johann Heinrich Roos

Artist, German, 1631 - 1685

The image shows a group of sheep resting on the ground. The perspective is slightly elevated. The landscape slopes downward, with some structures partially visible in the distance on the right side. The engraving style uses fine lines to create texture in the wool of the sheep and the stone surface. The color palette is monochromatic, in black and gray tones. Closest to the viewer, there is a detailed cluster of sheep. In the background, there are rocks, foliage, and trees, with hints of a hillside or path leading towards the less distinct horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Shelley R.Langdale

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.5 × 20.8 cm (7 11/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.6 × 17 cm (8 1/8 × 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.149.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 27, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Différents animaux

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 27, i//

1870

  • Andresen, Andreas. Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler. Leipzig, 1870 - 1873: no. 3 (10) i/vi

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: B 27; by later hand, lower verso in graphite: B 27; Roos; f. 1959

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