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The scene features a group of people and animals in a rustic setting. A cow is in the center with sheep around it. A woman and child are near the cow, while another child plays a flute nearby. A shepherd tends to the sheep. Tall trees are in the background, and the horizon blends in with light shading. The image is an intricate etching with a monochrome color palette of soft sepia tones.
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The scene features a group of people and animals in a rustic setting. A cow is in the center with sheep around it. A woman and child are near the cow, while another child plays a flute nearby. A shepherd tends to the sheep. Tall trees are in the background, and the horizon blends in with light shading. The image is an intricate etching with a monochrome color palette of soft sepia tones.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Woman with Two Children on Horseback

Gaetano Zompini, after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Date
1758/1759
Medium
etching in sanguine on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 29.2 x 42.9 cm (11 1/2 x 16 7/8 in.) sheet: 31.8 x 45.4 cm (12 1/2 x 17 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2009.93.11
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Varii Capricci e Paesi

Subjects and terms

  • Cow
  • Tree
  • Sheep
  • Figures

NGA object ID 144595. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.