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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
30.5 × 42.5 cm (12 × 16.7 in)

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