A Low Cottage with a Herdsman Leading His Flock

1771

Nicolas Pérignon

Associated Names
Nicolas Pérignon

Artist, French, 1726 - 1782

The image shows a landscape with a thatched cottage off-center to the right. Surrounding the cottage are trees, forming a border. The scene is depicted from a slightly elevated viewpoint with a monochrome color palette of black and white. A path winds through the terrain, and a small group of animals and a human figure are moving towards the right. In the background, dense trees fade into the sky with light cloud formations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.5 x 17.4 cm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.8 x 24.2 cm (7 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.44.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 12, State (before the letters)

  • Series Title

    Premier Cahier

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Bergquist, Boston; purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1859

  • Baudicour, Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris, 1859-1861. Reprint, Paris, 1967: Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris: Mme Bouchard Huzard, Rapilly [etc.], 1859-1861.

Inscriptions

lower right below image in plate: Perignon; upper left in plate: P. 1771; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 3

Watermarks

Bunch of grapes

Wikidata ID

Q75125135

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