A mature sheep in three-quarters view standing and looking left, beside it a lamb lies on the grass
Karel Dujardin
ca. 1655
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 2 15/16 x 3 7/8 in. (7.5 x 9.8 cm) sheet: 4 x 5 9/16 in. (10.2 x 14.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.679
Tags
LambsSheep
About the Artist
Karel Dujardin · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...