Resting Peasants with Their Cattle

ca. 1675–78

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Red chalk
Dimensions: 5 13/16 × 7 13/16 in. (14.8 × 19.8 cm)
Collection no.: 2021.83
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Resting Peasants with Their Cattle — Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem. ca. 1675–78.

Medium: Red chalk. Dimensions: 5 13/16 × 7 13/16 in. (14.8 × 19.8 cm).

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

Credit line: Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2021.

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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