Grazing Cow with Two Sheep

c. 1670

Adriaen van de Velde

Associated Names
Adriaen van de Velde

Artist, Dutch, 1636 - 1672

This is a drawing of a cow grazing in a pastoral setting. The scene depicts a cow in the foreground, lowering its head to graze on the grass. It is detailed with defined lines and shading, capturing the texture of the cow’s fur and the landscape. There is a tree on the right side providing shade and additional cows in the background. The sky is filled with thinly drawn clouds and birds in flight.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.61

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 11, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit 11.

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: 11.

Wikidata ID

Q65564322

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