Shepherd Boy with Two Goats

1817

Johann Adam Klein

Associated Names
Johann Adam Klein

Artist, German, 1792 - 1875

The image shows a person sitting on grass with their legs crossed. They are leaning against a wooden fence, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, long-sleeved shirt, and a buttoned vest. The person has shoulder-length hair, slightly narrow eyes, and a solemn expression. They hold a stick in their right hand. Two goats are nearby, one standing and the other lying down. The background includes leafy trees and a partly cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.9 x 17.6 cm (5 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.8 x 31.4 cm (9 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.14.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jahn 1863, no. 189, State i/iii [proof]

  • Series Title

    Six Animal Studies: pl. 3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1863

  • Jahn, C. Das Werk von Johann Adam Klein Maler und Kupferätzer zu München. Munich: Verlag der Montmorrilon'schen Kunsthandlung, 1863.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: AK. (in monogram) fec. 1817.; by later hand, lower left in graphite: J 189 I; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: (Ziegen ist [?] nicht [?] Rippenfläche); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 5 1/2

Wikidata ID

Q75421311

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