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Engraving of a rural scene: men shear and wash sheep by a stream, cattle graze, a half-timbered farmhouse stands at left, and a town appears in the distance.

De twaalf maanden

An engraving of a rural summer scene with a half-timbered farmhouse at left and a distant town beneath a cloudy sky. Figures shear and wash sheep at a stream while cattle graze nearby, and a woman stands by a table near the house.

Artist
Pieter van der Borcht (I)
Date
1545-1608
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3096 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1608.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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