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Etching of a woolly sheep lying down on open ground, head turned toward the viewer, with a shrub at left and birds in the sky.

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A woolly sheep lies on the ground in profile with its head turned toward the viewer, legs folded beneath it. Fine etched hatching models the fleece against a pale field, with a small shrub at left, distant birds, and a sparse fence line.

Artist
Adriaen van de Velde (mentioned on object)
Date
1653-1672
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2788 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1672.
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

Español: Oveja recostada

Una oveja lanuda yace en el suelo de perfil, con la cabeza girada hacia el espectador y las patas recogidas bajo el cuerpo. El grabado en finas líneas modela el vellón sobre un campo claro, con un arbusto a la izquierda y aves lejanas en el cielo.

Português: Ovelha deitada

Uma ovelha de lã deita-se no chão de perfil, com a cabeça virada para o espectador e as patas dobradas sob o corpo. Hachuras finas de gravura modelam o velo contra um campo claro, com um arbusto à esquerda e pássaros distantes no céu.