The Little Shepherd — Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune|François Boucher | DiscoverArt

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune|François Boucher

The Little Shepherd

ca. 1753

Etching and engraving

27.2 × 20.3 cm (10.7 × 8 in)

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