Description This print shows a view a ruin of a fortress, a shepherd on horseback points something out to two shepherdesses with dogs. The shepherd has two cows with him. Made by Johannes Visscher after Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem. Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 40.5 x 31 cm (15.94 x 12.2 inch). Image size: 35.2 x 24.8 cm. (13.86 x 9.76 inch). Condition: good, given age. Remains of paper tape in corners on reverse. Smudges on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. ANIMALS-SHEPHERD POINTING-SHEPHERDESS-COWS-DOGS-ROCK | RBOS-TEMPLATE 41-LARGE BACKGROUND INFORMATION This attractive print was published ca. 1670. State: Proof ed. before captions. 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.
