# A Cow and Three Sheep

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VELDE, Adriaen van de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Red chalk, 195 x 310 mm

## Commentary

Adriaen van de Velde made many preliminary studies, generally in red or black chalk, of cows oxen, sheep and landscapes going out into the countryside. He used these studies for his painted compositions. This drawing was used for The Hut in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

## Related artworks

- [A Classical Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/a-classical-landscape-rd07c7a2f43eda9>)
- [Agony in the Garden](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/agony-in-the-garden-r6d07f52af8a247>)
- [Amusement on the Ice](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/amusement-on-the-ice-r8c19bc5c333f83>)
- [Animals by the River](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/animals-by-the-river-r35b325ffe84729>)
- [Bull](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/bull-rb1d0aa102ae4c9>)
- [Cattle and Goats in a Meadow](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/cattle-and-goats-in-a-meadow-r09f863d8d402a2>)
- [Cows on a Meadow](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/cows-on-a-meadow-r1c627a917dbf54>)
- [Frozen Canal with Skaters and Hockey Players](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/frozen-canal-with-skaters-and-hockey-players-r9f868de4747aec>)
- [Italianate Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/italianate-landscape-r53e075360a6e3f>)
- [Milking a Cow](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/milking-a-cow-r50c5c42c0a553f>)
- [Pastoral Landscape with Sheep and Peasants](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/pastoral-landscape-with-sheep-and-peasants-r38fa521b570c8a>)
- [Reclining Herdsman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/reclining-herdsman-r302a44c30651d8>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)