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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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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.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Low Cottage with a Herdsman Leading His Flock

Nicolas Pérignon

Date
1771
Medium
etching on laid paper
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.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.44.4
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Premier Cahier

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • occupation
  • genre
  • France
  • architecture
  • Landscape
  • Rustic
  • landscape
  • Herdsman
Provenance

James Bergquist, Boston; purchased 1994 by NGA.

Inscription

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

NGA object ID 86116. 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.