Pastoraal landschap met herder en zijn vee c. 1653

This red chalk drawing by Dutch Golden Age painter Harmen ter Borch, titled "Pastoraal landschap met herder en zijn vee", depicts a shepherd with his flock, set against a tranquil landscape. The composition is typical of ter Borch's style, with a focus on the shepherd’s figure and subtle detail in the surrounding landscape. The drawing is characteristic of ter Borch's artistic output, which often featured the countryside and its inhabitants. This intimate study, dated c. 1653, is currently in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.