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The Cowherd

A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1636

Artist:

Claude Lorrain
French, 1600-1682

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Claude Lorrain

Title

The Cowherd

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1636

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 12.5 × 19.4 cm (4 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Plate: 13 × 12 cm (5 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 13.9 × 20.9 cm (5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson

Reference Number

1923.18

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