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South Sea Fishers; Ewe with Two Lambs

1850
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: South Sea Fishers; Ewe with Two Lambs
  • Series/Portfolio: L'Artiste
  • Artist: Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868)
  • Artist: After Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman (Dutch, Amsterdam ca. 1623–1664 Amsterdam)
  • Artist: After Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, Amsterdam 1636–1672 Amsterdam)
  • Date: 1850
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: plate: 2 5/8 x 4 11/16 in. (6.6 x 11.9 cm)
    plate: 3 1/16 x 4 1/8 in. (7.8 x 10.5 cm)
    sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 9/16 in. (32 x 24.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.78.4(a,b)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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