The People Labouring in the Fields, from The Divine Charge to the Three Estates, plate 4

Philips Galle Netherlandish

After Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish

ca. 1565–68

Not on view

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Title: The People Labouring in the Fields, from The Divine Charge to the Three Estates, plate 4
Series/Portfolio: The Divine Charge to the Three Estates
Artist: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp)
Artist: After Maarten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem)
Date: ca. 1565–68
Medium: Engraving, first state of two (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/16 × 13 9/16 in. (25.9 × 34.4 cm)
Plate: 8 × 9 3/4 in. (20.3 × 24.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.4(205)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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