DrawingsDutch17th century

Cow

17th century

Artists

Paulus PotterArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk counterproof with touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

17.5 × 25.1 cm (6 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Emile E. Wolf, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1981

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