Cattle and Sheep by the Water - Etching by A. Lançon after Troyon

Original 19th-century etching by Auguste Lançon after a work by Constant Troyon (1810-1865), the great cattle painter of the Barbizon school. The scene gathers cows and a flock of sheep in the shelter of the trees, beside a pool that catches the light.

Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: Constant Troyon ("C. Troyon pinx." per the lettering).
Engraver / lithographer: Auguste Lançon ("Aug. Lançon sc.").
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 11.0 x 7.1 in (28 x 18 cm).
Condition: Very good. Crisp impression, clean paper, mounted in a mat with fillets.