Two Recumbent Sheep

1670

Adriaen van de Velde

Associated Names
Adriaen van de Velde

Artist, Dutch, 1636 - 1672

The image displays two sheep resting on the ground. One sheep faces us, while the other is turned away. Shrubs or low bushes are faintly visible in the background. The artwork is done in an etching style with intricate lines and cross-hatching for texture. The color scheme is black and white, highlighting the detailed linework and light-shadow interplay. Horizontal lines in the background suggest a simple backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.2 x 9.8 cm (2 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 7.6 x 10.3 cm (3 x 4 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.64

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 15, State only

  • Series Title

    Sheep and Goats [Hollstein 14-16]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit 15.

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

1978

  • Illustrated Bartsch, 1978: 15.

Inscriptions

lower left to lower center in plate: A.V.V.F. 1670; lower right in margin in plate: A; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 48; by later hand, lower left to lower center verso in graphite: 15

Wikidata ID

Q75122248

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