Author: Jacob Esselens (1626-1687) [attributed to], published by Anthonie Waterloo (1609-1690)
Title: Antique print, etching | Landscape with a flock of sheep, published ca. 1680, 1 p.
Description: Plate 3: A flock of sheep crossing a river; accompanied by a shepherd at left; at centre and right a country road lined by trees; and fields in left background; from a series of six plates representing landscapes.Numbered at top right: 3.Signed atop: AW ex. / I.E. fe.Only very few impressions by Esselens are known.[NL] Rechts een bospad door een glooiend landschap. Links in de verte waadt een herder met zijn kudde schapen door een rivier. Toegeschreven aan Jacob Esselens. Etching on paper, with some margin; total: 132 x 154 mm; state II/2 or 3; Despite some wear of the plate on the bottom left corner, in very good condition. Mounted on paper passepartout. Hollstein 35 (Waterloo), Hollstein 2 (Esselens), Le Blanc (Esselens) 1.

Keywords: Animals|Farmers|Landscapes|Water