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The image shows a pastoral scene with a shepherd, dog, and sheep in the foreground. Trees and foliage are on the right side, and rolling hills are in the background. The horizon shows more trees and rooftops of buildings. The engraving is detailed with intricate lines and a monochromatic palette of black, gray, and white.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Shepherd Scolding His Dog for Letting His Sheep Run Away
Heinrich Carl Reinhold
- Date
- c. 1815-1817
- Medium
- etching on wove paper
- Dimensions
- image: 10.48 × 17.15 cm (4 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.) plate: 12.38 × 19.05 cm (4 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 14.45 × 20.64 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2018.169.2
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1801 to 1825
- Department
- CG-E
Provenance
Dr. Andreas Andresen [1828-1871], Nuremberg and Leipzig; (his sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, December 1, 1873, part of no. 2090 [1]); John S. Phillips [1800-1876], Philadelphia; bequeathed 1876 to Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; de-accessioned and acquired by Philadelphia Museum of Art 1985 (Muriel and Philip Berman Gift); de-accessioned 2017 [2] and sold through (C.G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2018 by NGA. [1] described as “14 Bl. Genredarstellungen und Landschaften mit Vieh. 8. fol. Hübsche Blätter in schönon Drucken. Zwei Blatt doppelt” [2] accession numbers 1985-52-18701 to 18706
Inscription
lower left in plate: Heinrich Reinhold inv. & fec.
NGA object ID 216814. 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.