KAREL DU JARDIN (AMSTERDAM C.1626-VENICE 1678)
A Herdsman with an Ox, an Ass and Sheep in the Campagna
1661-64RCIN 404808
The mountainous background of this peaceful scene clearly refers to the Roman campagna and is suffused with southern light, but in his muted palette and careful observation du Jardin remained typically Dutch. The young herdsman–absorbed in fixing his boot–and his dog cut two solitary figures, their backs turned to the animals in their care.
Acquired by George IV in 1814
No. 36