Beschrijving
A herd of various livestock (cow, bull, horse, donkey, sheep, goat and pig) are drinking from a fountain, a male and a female shepherd close by. Title page to a series of eight animal prints.
Etching on hand laid paper, sheet size 183 x 130 mm., platemark 179 x 126 mm., etching by Pieter Bodding van Laer (1599-1642) after his own design. Dated 1636, and with a long Latin dedication to Fernando Afán de Ribera, 3rd Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules.
In very good, fresh condition, a small spot of soiling in the top right margin corner.
References: Hollstein 4: 1 i/2; Bartsch 1; Dutuit 1; Wurzbach 1