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Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Hieronymus Cock

The Crafty Bird-Catcher (Insidiosus auceps) from The Large Landscapes

ca. 1555–56
Etching and engraving; first state of two
35 × 45.7 cm (13.8 × 18 in)

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