489 - Unknown (18th), The Shepherd, 1777, Etching

Unknown (18th), The Shepherd, 1777, Etching Unknown (18th century): The shepherd and his flock in a landscape, 1777, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: Upper right numbered in the printing plate: "24". Date: 1777 Description: Two shepherds are in the pasture. In the foreground sheep are lying in the grass. At the right edge of the picture, leaning against a tree, a young shepherd is sitting next to his dog. In the left middle ground another shepherd is standing with a straight shepherd's crook in his hands. A church can be seen in the centre background. The accompanying text of the reference book to the corresponding picture is enclosed. Source: Schauplatz der Natur und der Künste in vier Sprachen, Fünfter Jahrgang, 1777 | Book, Genre Keywords: Shepherd, Shepherd, Sheep, Church, Nature, Landscape, Tree, Grass, Pasture, Animals, Goat, Ram, Shepherd's crook, 18th century, Baroque, Landscape, Germany, Size: Paper: 24,9 cm x 19,5 cm (9,8 x 7,7 in), Plate: 10,0 cm x 12,9 cm (3,9 x 5,1 in) Condition: Good condition. The sheet is brownish discoloured, stained, creased and shows age-appropriate traces of dust and soiling. The edge is slightly bumped and worn and somewhat frayed along the right edge, as the sheet was taken out of a book there. The following page is still attached to the sheet. The illustration is clearly illustrated. The upper edge of the sheet is creased and two diagonal creases run along the lower half of the sheet. An "X" has been noted in pencil at the top left of the sheet.