To kalve 1847

print, engraving

toned paper

light pencil work

print

pencil sketch

sketch book

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

sketchbook drawing

watercolour illustration

sketchbook art

engraving

watercolor

"To kalve" is an etching created in 1847 by Danish artist Johannes Wilhelm Zillen, known for his depictions of rural life. This small print, housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, showcases Zillen's mastery of detail in portraying two calves in a stable, one standing and tethered, the other lying down, capturing the quiet intimacy of animal life in a naturalistic style characteristic of the 19th century.