Two Sleeping Children With Three Sheep — Pierre Alexandre Aveline|François Boucher | DiscoverArt

Pierre Alexandre Aveline|François Boucher

Two Sleeping Children With Three Sheep

18th century

Etching and engraving

30.5 × 45.3 cm (12 × 17.8 in)

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