Kudde een rivier overstekend
Arie Ketting de Koningh
1822 - 1845
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
345; 250
About this artwork
height 250 mm x width 345 mm
Art Historical Context
Arie Ketting de Koningh’s lithograph *Kudde een rivier overstekend* (“Herd Crossing a River”) captures a tranquil pastoral moment from the early nineteenth century. Created sometime between 1822 and 1845, the print shows a group of animals making their way across a shallow waterway, a simple yet evocative scene that reflects the Dutch appreciation for the rhythms of rural life and the natural landscape. Lithography, still a relatively new medium at the time, offered artists an accessible way to produce finely detailed images that could be widely distributed. Measuring 250 by 345 millimeters, ...