The Ass at School

After Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish

Pieter van der Heyden Netherlandish

Publisher Published by Hieronymus Cock Netherlandish

1557

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Title: The Ass at School
Artist: After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels)
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1525–1569)
Publisher: Published by Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510–1570 Antwerp)
Date: 1557
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: plate: 9 5/16 x 11 15/16 in. (23.7 x 30.3 cm)
sheet: 10 1/4 x 13 3/16 in. (26.1 x 33.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.4(21)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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