Southern Landscape with Figures and Cattle at a River by Jan van der Meer, the Younger — Jan van der Meer, the Younger. Southern Landscape with Figures and Cattle at a River, 1686. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Southern Landscape with Figures and Cattle at a River

by Jan van der Meer, the Younger

Quick Overview

Artist: Jan van der Meer the Younger (Dutch, Haarlem 1656–1705 Haarlem)
Date: 1686
Medium: Black chalk, brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and black ink over framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 12 13/16 in. (21.4 x 32.6 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2011
Accession no.: 2011.172

Provenance

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