Harvard Art Museums > 2004.82: Landscape with a Herdsman and his Animals by a Stream Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Landscape with a Herdsman and his Animals by a Stream (Jacob Cats) , 2004.82,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/176568. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2004.82 People Jacob Cats, Dutch (Altona, Germany 1741 - 1799 Amsterdam, Netherlands) Title Landscape with a Herdsman and his Animals by a Stream Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1779 Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/176568 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink, gray wash, and touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink and black chalk Dimensions 17.7 x 24.7 cm (6 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: verso, lower left, graphite: J. Cats inv et fec / 1779 inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: Jacob Cats inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 46g inscription: former mat, in cartouche, black ink: Jacob CATS / 1741 - 1785 label: frame, verso, typeface; yellow label with black numbering: 095535 [crossed out with black ink] 1/2 [in black ink] label: frame, verso, black fiber tip ink on tape: OMD P026776.1 label: frame, verso, typeface and black ink: Sotheby's / Lot / No / 117 watermark: in mount: IV [indistinct] inscription: verso, upper left and center, graphite: [illegible, erased] Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 8 November 2000, lot 117]; sold, to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in honor of Diane Nixon Accession Year 2004 Object Number 2004.82 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Old Master Drawings, auct. cat., Sotheby's, Amsterdam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 8, 2000), p. 80, lot no. 117, repr. Subjects and Contexts Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
