Peasants with Cattle by a Ruin

Peasants with Cattle by a Ruin is a 1650–1697 painting by Abraham Begeyn, now in the National Gallery, London.[1] It shows a rural scene with a capriccio-style ruin.

Peasants with Cattle by a Ruin by Abraham Begeyn

A block of stone (bottom right) bears a monogram which probably refers to Nicolaes Berchem, but art historians[who?] hold that the monogram is probably a fake and that the attribution to Begeyn is secure.

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  1. ^ "Catalogue entry".