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A Skiff by a Shepherd on the Shore
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A Skiff by a Shepherd on the Shore

Adriaen Matham · 1625 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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A boat with men and a woman bound by the hands approaches a coast. A shepherd, with his dog and his flock of sheep behind him, walks towards the boat. On the horizon a sailing ship. Book illustration from: Jacob Cats, Houwelijck, 1625.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratierocky coastrowing-boat, canoe, etc.herd, flock
Credit lineSloep bij een herder op een oever. 1625. Adriaen Matham. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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