Plassende koe 1809

"Plassende koe" (Standing Cow) is an etching by Belgian artist Bernard Eugène Antoine Rottiers, created in 1809. The print depicts a cow standing in a field, viewed from behind. The artist's meticulous attention to detail is evident in the depiction of the cow's musculature and the textured rendering of the grass and sky. This work showcases Rottiers' skill in capturing the natural world through the medium of etching, a technique that involves creating an image by incising lines into a metal plate.