Four goats; at the back a nanny goat lies on the ground, in the middle a billy goat stands, in the front two kids lie on the ground, a fence and tree beyond
Karel Dujardin
ca. 1641–78
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 5 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (13 x 16.2 cm) mount: 7 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (19.7 x 23.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.686
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Goats
About the Artist
Karel Dujardin · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...