Original steel engraving, "The Shepherd's Watch", engraved by William Chevalier after a composition by Aelbert Cuyp and published in London by George Virtue. Herdsmen and cattle on a riverbank, the beasts standing in the water and a wooded rocky bluff at the right. Signed in the copperplate.
Original steel engraving, "The Shepherd's Watch", engraved by William Chevalier after a composition by Aelbert Cuyp and published in London by George Virtue. Herdsmen and cattle on a riverbank, the beasts standing in the water and a wooded rocky bluff at the right. Signed in the copperplate.
Medium: Steel engraving on wove paper
Artist / after: Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691), original composition
Engraver: William Chevalier (1804-1866)
Date: 1834
Source: Published in London by George Virtue
Dimensions: Sheet 10.8 x 8.2 in (27.5 x 20.8 cm)
Condition: Good, with wide margins, light toning of the paper and an isolated damp spot.