Three Sheep and a Lamb

Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem

Associated Names
Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem

Artist, Dutch, 1620 - 1683

The image shows a group of sheep in a pastoral setting. Three sheep are visible, two standing in the foreground and one sitting on the ground. The sheep are depicted with detailed line work emphasizing the texture of their wool. One sheep is facing left, the other is facing forward, and the ewe on the ground is resting. Surrounding them are grass tufts and broad-leaved plants.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.2 x 11.3 cm (4 x 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.169

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 45 ii/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; gift to NGA 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge, [1949], no. 45 ii/viii.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right verso, in graphite: [ ]746; by later hand, center verso, in graphite: B. 45/ C24599

Wikidata ID

Q76559623

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