Study of a lying cow

ca. 1650

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Black chalk; framing line in pen and brown ink, by a later hand
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 9/16 × 2 15/16 in. (6.5 × 7.5 cm)
Collection no.: 2013.606
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Paulus Potter. Study of a lying cow. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Study of a lying cow — Paulus Potter. ca. 1650.

Medium: Black chalk; framing line in pen and brown ink, by a later hand. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 9/16 × 2 15/16 in. (6.5 × 7.5 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Paul W. L. Russell, 2013.

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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