Flock of Goats
Medium
chalk manner and aquatint printed in black ink on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 14.7 × 15.6 cm (5 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.) cut within platemark
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.
Accession Number
1977.67.11
Art Historical Context
This delicate print, *Flock of Goats*, captures a quiet pastoral scene originally conceived by Dutch artist Simon van der Does in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century. Published in 1786 by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel and expertly printed by Cornelis Brouwer, the work reflects the eighteenth-century Dutch enthusiasm for reproducing earlier Golden Age drawings so they could reach wider audiences. The image shows a small herd of goats gathered in a rustic setting, rendered with a softness that evokes the gentle movement of the animals and the texture of their coats. The print employs c...