A Shepherdess Speaking to Her Dog
Karel Dujardin
1653
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 18.9 × 22 cm (7 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 19.4 × 22.4 cm (7 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
13012
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...