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Large Antique Engraving of a Pastoral Scene with Cows and Sheep, c.1770

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Large Antique Engraving of a Pastoral Scene with Cows and Sheep, c.1770

£540 ($715, €640)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1770
Size
20.5 × 15 in (52 × 38 cm)
Condition
Fair. /good, general age-related toning. Some wear, large stain and small repair in lower right corner. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Period
18th century
Section
Mammals
Reference
f_29297812

Antique print titled 'Wie manchen hört von Kunst und den Antiquitaeten - Man als ein groses Kind und dümes Schafe reden'. Mezzotint of a pastoral scene showing sheep and cattle.

Artists and Engravers: Engraved by G. Kilian after I. Roos.

Condition: Fair/good, general age-related toning. Some wear, large stain and small repair in lower right corner. Blank verso, please study image carefully.

Date: c.1770

Overall size: 38 x 52 cm.

Image size: 35 x 47 cm.

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