A woman sitting on a donkey with a stick in her hand fending off a sheep dog who is upsetting the donkey. A shepherd and his sheep look on.
after Nicolaes Berchem the Elder (Haarlem 1620 – Amsterdam 1683)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1690 - 1705
Materials
ink on paper.
Measurements
143 x 209 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.35
Summary
(Folio 16, recto, lower print) A woman sitting on a donkey with a stick in her hand fending off a sheep dog who is upsetting the donkey. A shepherd and his sheep look on.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Lower left: Lower left Si vende da Matteo di Guidici alli Cesarini / lower right E.B.a H.Sc.
Makers and roles
after Nicolaes Berchem the Elder (Haarlem 1620 – Amsterdam 1683), creator Elias Baeck (1679 - 1747), printer Matteo Giudici (fl. 1670 - 1692), publisher