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Mother and child watching a sheep being shorn
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Mother and child watching a sheep being shorn

anonymous · 1781 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A mother and child watch a sheep being shorn. Below the image the letter W in two different typefaces. At the bottom a two-line verse about wool. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Education and Sciences, Upbringing and Education, Alphabet books and school prints.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieletters, alphabet, scriptshearing (sheep)
Credit lineMoeder en kind kijken toe hoe een schaap wordt geschoren. 1781. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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