Thus the Master Pulls the Cow out of the Well by its Tail

1652

Remoldus Eynhoudts, after Jacob Jordaens

Associated Names
Remoldus Eynhoudts

Artist, Flemish, 1613 - 1680

Jacob Jordaens

Artist After, Flemish, 1593 - 1678

This is a drawing of a group of people observing cattle. A group of individuals, some standing and some seated, are gathered near a tranquil setting with a few cows. The scene is shaded by lush trees and the sky above is dotted with subtle clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.7 × 31.5 cm (8 15/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 23 × 31.8 cm (9 1/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.36.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 9, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: Iac. Iordaens Inventor. 1652. [after which is written by a later hand, in brown ink: et fecit principale]; verso: later hand, in graphite, at center: Jordaens / Cacus s'[indecipherable] les vaches d'Hercule / 1ere etat [indecipherable]; later hand, in graphite, at right center: 385 [in a box] / Ch. Bl. 9; later hand, in graphite, at bottom left: 13723; later hand, in graphite, at bottom right: B25-768; later hand, in brown ink, at bottom right: 12930

Markings

none

Watermarks

foolscap

Wikidata ID

Q65508932

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