Pastoral Scene with Shepherd and a Sheep, Goat and Cows
Abraham Cornelisz Begeyn (Leiden 1637/38 - Berlin 1697)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1675 - 1677
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
521 x 1080 mm (20 ½ x 42 ½ in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140022
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Pastoral Scene with Shepherd and a Sheep, Goat and Cows by Abraham Begeyn (Leyden 1637 or 1638 - Berlin 1697). The shepherd is on the right, wearing a red hat, he leads a bullock, with other cows and sheep sitting in front. A tree to the left, and a mountain in the background with a far horizon.
Provenance
In 1677 inventory and thence by descent until acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002
Credit line
acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002
Marks and inscriptions
signed in yellow, b.r. - A. Bega
Makers and roles
Abraham Cornelisz Begeyn (Leiden 1637/38 - Berlin 1697) , artist