A shepherd holding a lion on a leash in the foreground, in the middle ground the shepherd stands in a meadow surrounded by wild beasts, in the background the shepherd is seated on a rock with the lion at his side; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Baldassare Peruzzi

ca. 1729–64

Etching and aquatint with tone woodblock

53 × 38.8 cm (20.9 × 15.3 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — check current display status with the museum.

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