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The image shows a pastoral landscape with cows and goats near a river. On the other side of the river, there are trees, structures, a church, and another tower. The sky has swirling clouds with varying shades of sepia and brown.
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The image shows a pastoral landscape with cows and goats near a river. On the other side of the river, there are trees, structures, a church, and another tower. The sky has swirling clouds with varying shades of sepia and brown.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Animaux au Pâturage (Animals at Pasture)

Maxime Lalanne after Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem

Medium
etching and drypoint in black on chine collé
Dimensions
plate: 15 x 20.5 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.) sheet: 31.5 x 44.5 cm (12 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.42.15
Credit line
René Huyghe Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • drypoint
  • mammal
  • animal
  • Agriculture
  • Goat
  • Cow
  • Netherlands
  • landscape
  • Coast
  • Sheep
Provenance

René Huyghe; gift to NGA Photo Archives (transferred to DCG in 1994).

Inscription

lower left in plate: Berghem pinxt.; lower right in plate: Maxime Lalanne sculpt.; lower center in plate: ANIMAUX AU PATURAGE. / (Collection de Mr. Emile Péreire.); lower left in plate: Gazette des Beaux-Arts.; lower right in plate: Imp. A.Salmon Paris

NGA object ID 86081. 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.