Lot Essay
These were etched as part of a series of four published by N. Anglois, Paris, one of which is dated 1673.
Details
Paul van Somer II (circa 1649-1694?)
Herdsmen and Cattle by classical Ruins in a rocky Landscape, a harbour beyond; and Herdsmen and Cattle by Ruins and a Pond, a ruined gate beyond
signed and dated 'Paul van Somer in. et fecit 16..' (1); red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines, framed
195 x 288 mm. a pair (2)
Herdsmen and Cattle by classical Ruins in a rocky Landscape, a harbour beyond; and Herdsmen and Cattle by Ruins and a Pond, a ruined gate beyond
signed and dated 'Paul van Somer in. et fecit 16..' (1); red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines, framed
195 x 288 mm. a pair (2)
Engraved
Etched, in reverse, by the artist (Hollstein XXVII, nos. 136-7)