Cow Lying Down Next to a Standing Cow

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Cow Lying Down Next to a Standing Cow
Image Not Available for Cow Lying Down Next to a Standing Cow

Cow Lying Down Next to a Standing Cow

Date1640-1683
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet (trimmed to platemark): 121 × 172 mm. (4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGarrett Collection
Object number1946.112.260
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for Two Cows, One Standing, One Lying Down
Two Cows, One Standing, One Lying Down
n.d.
Image Not Available for Two Cows, One Standing Behind Another Lying Down
Two Cows, One Standing Behind Another Lying Down
n.d.
Image Not Available for Cow Standing near One Lying on Ground
Cow Standing near One Lying on Ground
1650
Image Not Available for Cow Lying by a Board Fence
Cow Lying by a Board Fence
1650
Image Not Available for Cow Lying by Fence, Turned to Left
Cow Lying by Fence, Turned to Left
1798
Image Not Available for Landscape with Leaning Oak (upper left); Standing Ox, Facing Right (upper right); Resting Cow, Facing Right (lower right); Thin Standing Cow, Facing Left (lower left)
Landscape with Leaning Oak (upper left); Standing Ox, Facing Right (upper right); Resting Cow, Facing Right (lower right); Thin Standing Cow, Facing Left (lower left)
1795-96
Image Not Available for Cow Seated (with head down)
Cow Seated (with head down)
c. 1796
Image Not Available for Resting Cow, Seen from the Front (top); Bellowing Cow Standing in the Water (bottom)
Resting Cow, Seen from the Front (top); Bellowing Cow Standing in the Water (bottom)
1795-96
Image Not Available for Three Resting Cows and a Standing Cow on a Hill
Three Resting Cows and a Standing Cow on a Hill
1799-1800
Image Not Available for The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
1838
Image Not Available for Ox Lying Down, Turned to Left
Ox Lying Down, Turned to Left
1798
Image Not Available for The Sheep Lying Down
The Sheep Lying Down
1655