A Shepherd and a Shepherdess Resting
late 18th century
Artist, French, 1745 - 1811

Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor over traces of black and red chalk on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 21.59 × 24.77 cm (8 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2022.14.8
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Stanislas d'Albuquerque, Paris [b. 1950] (Lugt. 3147); (Sphinx Fine Art, London); David McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2021.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by later hand, upper right in graphite: 60383 / de Bays(?); by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 60383 / de Buys(?); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: X43