Goats and an amourous couple
1611
Engraving on laid paper
11.2 x14.2 cm
Numbered lower right: 8
Lit: Roethlisberger, no. 142
Goats and an amourous couple, plate no. 8from the Pastorales (also known as the Animals), a series of 14 engravings by Boetius Adamsz Bolswert (1580-1633), after Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651). This is an original engraving by Bolswert, not a copy, and numerous copies exist. Major museums, such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Rijksmuseum, and the British Museum, hold original copies of this print, but most that appear on the art market are copies. This piece, depicting a loving couple, is one of the most beautiful and tender in the set.
































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