Flock of Goats

1781, published 1786

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Cornelis Brouwer (printmaker), after Simon van der Does

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Cornelis Brouwer

Artist, Dutch, active second half 18th century

Simon van der Does

Artist After, Dutch, 1653/1654 - 1718

The image shows a ground level view of an ancient ruin with a prominent arch on the left side, partially covered in vegetation. Through the arch, trees are visible in the distance. The scene includes a shepherd leading a flock of sheep, and a small tree on the right. The artwork features delicate and precise brushstrokes with a color palette dominated by muted tones of grays and browns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner and aquatint printed in black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.7 × 15.6 cm (5 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1977.67.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 39, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Johannes Lublink II [1736-1816] (handwritten dedication)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Laurentius, Th. et al. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, kunstverzamelaar en prentuitgever. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1980.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: S.V.Does / 1699; verso in center in graphite: Geoffererd aan myne waarde / vriend den ... Heer / Jo an Lublink de Jr. PvAms / Amsterdam / 14 Maart 1786; verso along bottom in graphite: Simon van der Does del 1699 / Ploos van Amstel ... F. 178...

Wikidata ID

Q65567228

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