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Identification and Creation

Object Number
S10.32.1
People
Nicolaes Berchem the Elder, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1620 - 1683 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Title
The Shepherdess and the Sheep
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Set of the Sheep with the Shepherdess and the Sheep
Alternate Title: Animalia ad vivum; The Woman's Book
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93563

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 10 x 11.3 cm (3 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: NICOLAI BERCHEMI
  • inscription: bottom left corner, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: 1
  • inscription: bottom right corner, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: 1
  • inscription: upper right corner, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: a
  • inscription: bottom third, leftmost third, in box that shepherdess is leaning on, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: ANIMALIA / as vivum delineata, et / aquâ forti aeri impressa, / Studio et arte / NICOLAI BERCHEMI / F. de Wit excudit.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
vi-vii/viii
Standard Reference Number
H. 41

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
S10.32.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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