Cow Relieving Itself
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Cow Relieving Itself

TitleCow Relieving Itself
ArtistNicolaes Berchem Dutch, 1620-1683
Date1635/1683 17th century
MediumEtching on ivory laid paper
Classificationetching
OriginHolland Holland
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineThe Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Cow Relieving Itself” is a work by Nicolaes Berchem Dutch, 1620-1683, dated 1635/1683. It is executed in etching on ivory laid paper and classified as etching. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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