Small oval engraving of rural figures working in a field with sheep, a cow, a cottage and clouds above.

Twelve Months: engraving of rural labour in an oval

An oval engraving shows figures at work in a field: a man with a bundle on his shoulder at left, a seated woman beside a sheep, and a man with a cow near a cottage at right. Clouds fill the sky above, and a flock of animals grazes behind a fence.

Artist: Etienne Delaune (mentioned on object)
Date: 1568
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 1675 × 907 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1568.
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

16th century 1560s 1568 engraving renaissance print sheep twelve months cottage calendar print etienne delaune rural labour agriculture oval print farm scene