Cattle and Sheep at the Edge of the Forest

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Cattle and Sheep at the Edge of the Forest

c. 1872

William Unger (German, 1837–1932) After Paulus Potter (Dutch (active The Hague, Delft, and Amsterdam), 1625–1654)

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Object Details

Titles:

Cattle and Sheep at the Edge of the Forest
Rindvieh und Schafe am Waldessaum

Date:

c. 1872

Artists:

William Unger (German, 1837–1932) After Paulus Potter (Dutch (active The Hague, Delft, and Amsterdam), 1625–1654)

Medium:

Etching and drypoint with masked plate tone with chemical tone

Dimensions:

Plate: 6 15/16 x 10 1/8 inches (17.6 x 25.7 cm) Sheet: 10 7/8 x 14 15/16 inches (27.7 x 37.9 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-41887

Geography:

Made in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

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