A Cowherd with Cattle near a Well c.1680-1700
Oil on panel | 17.9 x 23.25 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403001
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This panel is the work of an imitator of Poelenburgh, though it does not copy any known composition of the artist. The cowherd stands on the left with two cows on the right, while a third cow descends the hill in the centre; in the background, Roman ruins on the edge of a hill.
Provenance
Acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice (Dutch and Flemish list, no 4)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
17.9 x 23.25 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
26.6 x 32.2 x 3.5 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Landscape with ruins