Oil on canvas, signed at lower right, further inscribed and signed "Les moutons par F. Vandeverdonck" [Françoise Vandeverdonck (1848-1875)], inscribed on the verso "The undersigned declares that / this picture has been painted / by himself to the order of / Mr. A. D. Huysetter Jr. of Antwerp / Amsterdam 83 / J. E. Morel," presented in a later painted and gilt frame retaining a label for Royal Art Framing Co., Inc. of New York, New York.

SS 14 x 19 5/8 in.; DOA 21 x 26 5/8 in.

Yellowing varnish; minor stable craquelure; patch to verso with associated re-touch.

$800 - 1,200