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Goats and a Shepherdess Winding Skeins

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Goats and a Shepherdess Winding Skeins
  • Artist: Pieter van Laer, called Il Bamboccio (Dutch, 1582/92–after 1642)
  • Date: 1636
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two (Hollstein)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 12 1/2 in. (24.3 × 31.7 cm)
    Plate: 6 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (15.9 × 21.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Joan G. Smith, 2024
  • Object Number: 2024.317.24
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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