Four goats; at the back a nanny goat lies on the ground, in the middle a billy goat stands, in the front two kids lie on the ground, a fence and tree beyond
Karel Dujardin
ca. 1641–78
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 5 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (13 x 16.2 cm) mount: 7 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (19.7 x 23.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.686
Tags
Goats
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...