# Reclining Herdsman

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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 over a sketch in black chalk, 199 x 291 mm

## Commentary

Reclining Herdsman c. 1670 Red chalk over a sketch in black chalk, 199 x 291 mm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam When preparing for a painting Adriaen van de Velde first made a small compositional sketch. He then drew separate detailed studies from life of the figures that were to populate his landscapes. He often portrayed a figure twice on a single sheet in different poses or dress. The drawing shown in the picture is an example of such variation on a theme. This figure was used in a landscape painting now in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe.

## Related artworks

- [A Classical Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/a-classical-landscape-rd07c7a2f43eda9>)
- [A Cow and Three Sheep](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velde-adriaen-van-de-rffe4b80adeaa43/a-cow-and-three-sheep-r17e605830b216e>)
- [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>)
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## Attribution

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