Copper engraving after the work by Pedro Orrente titled in the caption "Una cabana": a shepherd rests beside his flock of sheep and goats in a landscape of trees with mountains beyond, one of the biblical-pastoral subjects that made the Murcian painter's name. Drawn by F. Olmos and engraved by Alegre.
Copper engraving after the work by Pedro Orrente titled in the caption "Una cabana": a shepherd rests beside his flock of sheep and goats in a landscape of trees with mountains beyond, one of the biblical-pastoral subjects that made the Murcian painter's name. Drawn by F. Olmos and engraved by Alegre.
It is dated about 1867, since on 27 June of that year the engraver was paid 2,000 reales, according to the archive of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Pedro Orrente (painting); F. Olmos (drawing)
Engraver / lithographer: Alegre
Date: About 1867
Source: Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando
Dimensions: Sheet 12.3 x 17.4 in (31.2 x 44.3 cm)
Condition: It retains the protective tissue; foxing spread through the margins of the sheet.