Description: 'LE BERGER CONTENT.'('The content shepherd'), in which a shepherd is seated on a rock near his flock of sheep, a goat and a cow. He is smoking a pipe and holds a staff. A mountain with a structure in the background. Made by Ingram after D. Teniers. Medium: Handcoloured etching / engraving. on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 27.3 x 40.2 cm (10.75 x 15.83 inch). Image size: 27 x 40 cm. (10.63 x 15.75 inch). Condition: good, given age. Paper damaged in lower corners. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. LE BERGER CONTENT-SHEPHERD-HERD | DPO-PCO-B1-57 BACKGROUND INFORMATION . Biography engraver: John Ingram (British 1721-active till 1763) engraver, born in London in 1721, first practised engraving there. He subsequently went to Paris, and settled there for the remainder of his life. He both etched and engraved in line-manner. He engraved a number of plates after Fran�ois Boucher, some after C. N. Cochin, and a set of emblematical figures of the sciences in conjunction with Cochin and Tardieu. He was employed in engraving small plates for book illustration, and more especially on plates for the �Transactions� of the Academie des Sciences. He was an engraver of great merit. David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) was a Flemish artist, born in Antwerp. He was the son of David Teniers the Elder, while his son and grandson also became painters. He was a wildly prolific painter, creating over 900 works. During his life he started the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts, after having presided over the Antwerp guild of painters.
Price: 342 USD
Location: 6611BX
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: Pre-1800
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Figures
Height (Inches): 15.83
Width (Inches): 10.75
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Artist: Ingram, D. Teniers
Material: Etching
Year of Production: 1741
