Shepherd and Shepherdess near a Pool
DrawingsDutch18th century

Shepherd and Shepherdess near a Pool

c. 1780

Artists

Egbert van DrielstArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black chalk, brown ink, and brown, gray, and rose wash on cream antique laid paper
Culture
Dutch
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

35.8 x 51.8 cm (14 1/8 x 20 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Jan van Dijk, Amsterdam, sold; [Van der Schley, Amsterdam, 14 March 1791, kb K, lot 4]*; to [C. S. Roos.] [Amsterdam, Van der Schley et al., 22 March 1802 and following days, lot kb I, lot 8]; to Jan Hulswit. [Schaeffer Galleries, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum; Paul J. Sachs Memorial Fund, Marian H. Phinney Fund, and the Discretionary Fund, 1980.10 *Sold with its pendant, which was with Kate de Rothschild in 1981. Lot 4 reads, "Twee stuks dito; bevallige Bergachtige Landschappen met natuurlyk Geboomte: verbeeldende de eene op den voorgrond een rustend staand Paard, waar by een Man, daar nevens een Vrouw op een ezel zittende, en verder een Boeren Wagen door Ossen getrokken, in het verschiet een steenen Brug over een Rivier; de anderen vertoont aan een helder Riviertje, een Landman zyn voeten wasschende, schynende tegen een staand Vrouwje te spreeken: verder by een vervallen Poort, Reizigers met Vee; beide deeze Teekeningen zyn groots geordonneerd en door het zonlicht geeftig gedaagd en Meesterlyk fraay als de voorige behandeld, door denzelven [Egbert van Drielst]."

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