The Cowherd

Prints and Drawings

1636

Claude Lorrain
French, 1600-1682

In this Claude’s most beloved print, the scene suceedes in conveying the atmosphere of an afternoon by a river, with all the poetry and harmony of pastoral life.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Claude Lorrain
Title: The Cowherd
Origin: France
Date: Made 1636
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 126 × 195 mm (image); 131 × 201 mm (sheet, cut within platemark)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1938.1494
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