Rocky landscape with herdsmen
Oil Painting
mid 18th century (painted)
mid 18th century (painted)
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An oil painting of a rocky landscape centred on a large outcropping surrounded by trees. Herdsmen graze their cattle below the outcropping.
Object details
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| Title | Rocky landscape with herdsmen (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting entitled 'Rocky Landscape with Herdsmen', attributed to Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. Germany, mid 18th century. |
| Physical description | An oil painting of a rocky landscape centred on a large outcropping surrounded by trees. Herdsmen graze their cattle below the outcropping. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend, 1868 |
| Production | Originally accepted as by Dietrich (1893 Catalogue), C. M. Kauffmann considered the attribution somewhat unconvincing. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kauffmann, C.M., Catalogue of Foreign Paintings, I. Before 1800, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973, p. 84, cat. no. 84 |
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| Accession number | 1368-1869 |
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| Record created | July 6, 2006 |
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