Paulus PotterDutch, 1625–1654De schaapherder
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Schaapsherder met hond op een heuvel, spelend op een fluit. De kudde schapen op de voorgrond.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-12.774
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Paulus Potter
The whole life1631–1646 · Workplace
Amsterdam
12 May 1642
A year of lessons with Jacob de Wet in Haarlem
Potter pays eight Flemish pounds for permission to take painting lessons with Jacob de Wet in Haarlem for a year.
1646 · Workplace
Delft
6 August 1646
Master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Delft
Potter is registered as a master painter in the Guild of Saint Luke in Delft; his training is complete.
