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The painters Willem van de Velde the younger and Adriaen van de Velde studying a painting on an easel. Engraving by T.V. Desclaux after J.L. Meissonier.

Cattle and goats being herded across a ford. Etching by C.G. Weisbrod after Adraen van de Velde.

Two goatherds sit under a tree while their flock graze on the hillside. Etching by C.G. Weisbrod after Adriaen van de Velde.

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Velde, Adriaen van de, 1636-1672

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Cattle and goats being herded across a ford. Etching by C.G. Weisbrod after Adraen van de Velde.

Two goatherds sit under a tree while their flock graze on the hillside. Etching by C.G. Weisbrod after Adriaen van de Velde.