A Farmer and a Villager, from Das Bossenbüchlein

ca. 1582

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A female famer at left holds onions in her left hand, while a villager at right holds a pitchfork. From a set of 12 plates of vessel designs.

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Title: A Farmer and a Villager, from Das Bossenbüchlein
Series/Portfolio: Das Bossenbüchlein
Artist: Mathais Beitler (German, Ansbach, active ca. 1582–1616)
Publisher: Stephan Herman (active 1568–96)
Date: ca. 1582
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/8 × 3 5/16 in. (6.1 × 8.4 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
Object Number: 55.503.18(4)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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