Liggende koe / Grazend schaap naar rechts 1792 - 1810

This black and white etching, "Liggende koe / Grazend schaap naar rechts" by Dutch artist Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, depicts a cow lying down and a sheep grazing in a field. The artwork, which is part of the Rijksmuseum collection, features a dynamic perspective with the sheep hanging upside down from a tree branch. The precise date of creation is unknown, but it falls between 1792 and 1810, the year of Troostwijk's untimely death at the young age of 28. This etching exemplifies the artist's skill in capturing the beauty of animal forms and the natural world.