Two shepherds resting in front of an antique ruin

1640–93

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (14 × 10.7 cm) Plate: 5 3/8 × 4 3/16 in. (13.7 × 10.7 cm)
Collection no.: 1979.612.2
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Two shepherds resting in front of an antique ruin — Jonas Umbach. 1640–93.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (14 × 10.7 cm) Plate: 5 3/8 × 4 3/16 in. (13.7 × 10.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1979.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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