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Description:
Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1620-1683)
Shepherdess on a Donkey
Signed and dated "Berghe/f./1655" on the paper held by a shepherd, identified as L ruisseau-traversé on an older printed label affixed to the frame backing paper.
Etching on paper, sight size 10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (27.0 x 20.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Foxing, toning, mat burn, not examined out of frame.
Provenance: The estate of George Way.
Estimate $100-150
(Hollstein 12.II)
Framed dimensions are 17 x 14 1/4 x 1/2 in.
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George Way, Nicolaes BerchemStuart Slavid
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