Peasants Fighting over a Game of Cards

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Object Information
  • Title: Peasants Fighting over a Game of Cards
  • Artist: Lucas Vorsterman I (Flemish, Zaltbommel 1595–1675 Antwerp)
  • Artist: After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels)
  • Artist: Possibly after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Publisher: Lucas Vorsterman I (Flemish, Zaltbommel 1595–1675 Antwerp)
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 16 15/16 x 20 1/2 in. (43 x 52 cm)
    Sheet: 18 1/2 x 22 15/16 in. (47 x 58.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 21.36.215
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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