Herder speelt fluit bij zijn schapen, RP-T-1887-A-918(R), Harmen ter Borch, 21 April 1651

Identification title(s): shepherd plays the flute with his sheep. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-1887-a-918(r). Catalog reference: kettering 123-h. Inscriptions / marks: annotation, recto top left, handwritten with pen in brown: 'her[man]. T. Borch inventor de[n] 21. April anno 1651' (in handwriting by gerard the elder). Description: shepherd plays the flute with his sheep. On the left is a sketch of a wheelbarrow. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: harmen ter borch (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: zwolle. Dated: 21-apr-1651. Physical characteristics: pen and brush in brown over light traces of black chalk. Material: paper pen (feather) ink chalk technique: brush. Dimensions: top: h 88 mm × w 209 mm. Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: 21 April 1651.