# @sothebys on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaL24-GgoF0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67341046-sothebys-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f2dac0acd2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-29T21:44:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's (@sothebys) — https://gondola.cc/sothebys

## Caption

You’re inside a Paulus Potter landscape, surrounded by cows, goats, and a serene, familiar countryside. Here, Sotheby’s George Gordon spends the day in the Netherlands to recreate the beauty of Potter’s 1646 ‘Landscape with livestock and a milkmaid.’

While Potter’s landscapes may seem familiar, they are actually conjured from his own imagination and are not actual sites. He achieves this by choosing a low viewpoint, so recognizable horizon features such as church spires are absent, and by setting his scenes on gently rising ground.

‘Landscape with livestock and a milkmaid’ will head to auction at #SothebysLondon as part of Old Masters on 1 July. Register to bid at the link in bio.

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