Description This print shows a view on a peasant couple resting on a rock, while their cattle of cows and sheep. is around them. Mountains in background. Made by Johannes Visscher after Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem. Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid (verge) paper. Watermark: Coat of arms Amsterdam. Sheet size: 21 x 26.5 cm (8.27 x 10.43 inch). Image size: 21 x 26.5 cm. (8.27 x 10.43 inch). Condition: good, given age. Remains of paper tape in corners on reverse. Stains on reverse. No margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. ANIMALS-PEASANTS COUPLE-COWS-SHEEP-RESTING-MOUNTAINS | RBOS-A11-01 BACKGROUND INFORMATION This attractive print was published ca. 1670. Biography engraver: Johannes Visscher (1633-na 1692), was a Dutch engraver and etcher and brother from Cornelis and Lambert Visscher. . Biography artist: Nicolaas Pietersz. Berchem, (Haarlem, 1622 – Amsterdam, 18 februari 1683) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, and etcher. He is best known for his pastoral Mediterranean landscapes.
