Landschap met liggende ossen 1854 - 1868

"Landschap met liggende ossen" (Landscape with reclining oxen) is a pen-and-ink drawing by Johannes Tavenraat, created between 1854 and 1868. The drawing is housed in the Rijksmuseum and shows a landscape with a group of reclining oxen in the foreground, and a distant view of a town, likely a sketch from nature. It is a preliminary study, exhibiting the artist’s quick and loose brushstrokes, characteristic of his observational style. This intimate artwork offers a glimpse into the artistic process of the Dutch Romantic painter Johannes Tavenraat.