from The Set of Sheep — Nicolaes Berchem

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Artist: Nicolaes Berchem
Date: 1635
Medium: Etching
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: plate: 4 x 5 1/8 in. (10.1 x 13 cm)

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