Herder fluit spelend tussen zijn schapen, RP-T-1887-A-925, Harmen ter Borch, 14 January 1653

Identification title(s): shepherd playing the flute among his sheep. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-1887-a-925. Catalog reference: kettering 194-h. Inscriptions / marks: annotation, verso, handwritten with pen in brown: 'har[man]. T. Borch. The 14th of january 1653. ' (in handwriting by gerard the elder). Description: shepherd playing the flute among his sheep, leaning on a stick, under trees. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: harmen ter borch (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: zwolle. Dated: 14-jan-1653. Physical characteristics: brush in black, black chalk. Material: paper ink chalk technique: brush. Dimensions: top: h 132 mm × w 167 mm. Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: 14 January 1653.