This 1663 etching, held by the National Gallery of Art (Rosenwald Collection), the Art Institute of Chicago, and Princeton University Art Museum among others, presents a low, sweeping view of the Roman Campagna with goats resting in the foreground, tall cross-hatched trees, and a hilltop village on the horizon. Made late in Claude Lorrain's career, it shows his etching technique at its most refined, using fine linework alone to conjure texture, depth, and atmosphere in a purely pastoral scene, without any mythological or biblical pretext. Like The Cowherd, it treats humble rural life as a worthy subject in its own right.
Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.
