Harvard Art Museums > 2004.84: A Herdsman with his Family and Cattle 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"A Herdsman with his Family and Cattle by a Stream (Jacob Cats) , 2004.84,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/186760. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2004.84 People Jacob Cats, Dutch (Altona, Germany 1741 - 1799 Amsterdam, Netherlands) Title A Herdsman with his Family and Cattle by a Stream Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1790 Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/186760 Physical Descriptions Medium Reddish brown ink, gray wash, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink Dimensions 16.8 x 24.3 cm (6 5/8 x 9 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: verso, lower left, brown ink: J: Cats fec / 1790 [underlined] inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: 424 [encircled] inscription: verso, upper right, graphite: Small Mount 14/2 [underlined] inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 188 [encircled] inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 2. inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: 67. inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: [erased] 3... / (15 1/2 x 12 1/2) 1/2 [and further illegible characters] inscription: verso, lower left, brown ink, in artist's hand: J. Cats fec. / 1790 inscription: verso, center, brown ink: Milee inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: 614 Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 14 November 1983, lot 59], sold; to Private Collector, sold; [Christie's, Amsterdam, 10 November 1999, lot 423], sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2000, 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 Ronay and Richard Menschel Accession Year 2004 Object Number 2004.84 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. 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
