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Jacob Cats

Shepherds and Their Animals on a Riverbank

Maker

Jacob Cats (Dutch, 1741-1799)

Title

Shepherds and Their Animals on a Riverbank

Year

1785

Medium

  • pen and black and brown ink and wash on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and black and brown ink and wash on laid paper

Materials

wash technique, pen and ink, graphite

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

17 x 24.6 cm (6 11/16 x 9 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso: inscribed in pen and ink by the artist: "J. Cats fec. 1785"

Stamped with collector's mark of Jiles Boon (1916-2009; Lugt 3355)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Wunsch Foundation Inc.

Object Number

1989.125

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

New Art for Providence
Jul 20, 1990 – Sep 16, 1990

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Jacob Cats (Dutch, 1741-1799)
Shepherds and Their Animals on a Riverbank, 1785
pen and black and brown ink and wash on laid paper
17 x 24.6 cm (6 11/16 x 9 11/16 inches)
Gift of the Wunsch Foundation Inc. 1989.125

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