Art, literature & history
Four Sheep and a Cow
c. 1652
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- red chalk on laid paper with counterproof
- Dimensions
- overall: 13 x 19.5 cm (5 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2002.141.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem. Four Sheep and a Cow. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Four Sheep and a Cow — Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem. c. 1652.
Medium: red chalk on laid paper with counterproof.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 13 x 19.5 cm (5 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2002.141.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.