Herdsmen, Cows and Sheep in Landscape
William PetherWW-1751-527089
1751·Black crayon, with stumping, and brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite, on cream wove card·18.4 × 20.4 cm (7 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1751
- Medium
- Black crayon, with stumping, and brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite, on cream wove card
- Dimensions
- 18.4 × 20.4 cm (7 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- William Pether
Artist
William Pether
William Pether was primarily an English mezzotint engraver, but also decorated porcelain, made oil paintings and pastel drawings, and invented gadgets.
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- William Pether
- Year
- 1751
- Medium
- Black crayon, with stumping, and brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite, on cream wove card
- Dimensions
- 18.4 × 20.4 cm (7 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1751-527089
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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