Peasant Couple Selling Eggs
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Peasant Couple Selling Eggs

TitlePeasant Couple Selling Eggs
ArtistSebald Beham German, 1500-1550
Date1520 16th century
MediumEtching in black on ivory laid paper
Classificationengraving
OriginGermany Germany
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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“Peasant Couple Selling Eggs” is a work by Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550, dated 1520. It is executed in etching in black on ivory laid paper and classified as engraving. 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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