A herdsman with his animals
Drawing
1737-1804 (made)
1737-1804 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Drawing, a cow, an ass, three sheep in a landscape with a herdsmen and more cattle appearing over a bank in the background, by Pietro Giacomo Palmieri (1737-1804).
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | A herdsman with his animals (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Drawing, a cow, an ass, three sheep in a landscape with a herdsmen and more cattle appearing over a bank in the background, by Pietro Giacomo Palmieri (1737-1804). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume II. 17th-18th century, London, 1980, p. 158
The text is as follows:
PALMIERI, PIETRO GIACOMO
(1737-1804)
1060
A cow, an ass and three sheep in a landscape, with a herdsman and more cattle appearing over a bank in the background
Signed in ink 'Palmerius fecit'
Pen and ink and wash
13 X 16 (330 X 406) D.1178-1889
PROVENANCE Bought 1889
Formerly ascribed to Giuseppe Palmieri, but more probably by Pietro Giacomo. See the drawings illustrated in G. De1ogu, 'Pietro Giacomo Palmieri' in Pantheon, 16, 1935, pp. 385-91. This is the best account of Pietro Giacomo Palmieri as a draughtsman. He usually signed his name Palmerius. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1178-1889 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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