Une Bergère — Charles Jacque

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Artist: Charles Jacque
Date: 1848
Medium: Wood engraving
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 8 7/8 × 6 11/16 in. (22.5 × 17 cm)
Collection: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933

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