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Adriaen van de Velde

Peasants with Cattle and Sheep

mid-17th century
Black chalk, brush and gray wash
21.7 × 33.5 cm (8.5 × 13.2 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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