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Landscape with Sheep
Charles Émile Jacque, 1870

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Landscape with Sheep

Charles Émile Jacque (1813 - 1894), c. 1870

oil on cardboard, 32 cm x 40.5 cm
The Mesdag Collection, The Hague


A small flock of sheep grazes at the edge of the forest. An old, half-dead oak tree towers above them. This subject is characteristic of Jacque, a painter who lived in Barbizon from 1849 onwards. He is known for his straightforward subject matter: a pasture, a shepherd and a flock of sheep.

Landscape with Sheep is the first Barbizon painting acquired by Hendrik Willem Mesdag for his collection. He bought it in 1874.

See also:

  • 1860 - 1870
  • painting
  • landscape (representation)
  • genre picture
  • Charles Émile Jacque

Object number
hwm0162
Credits
The Mesdag Collection, The Hague
Dimensions
32cm x 40.5cm, 63cm x 72cm, 13cm