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Sheep-shearing
Process by which wool on a sheep is cut off
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People dipping sheep in the river and shearing them in the field, then washing, beating and combing the wool. Engraving.
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Reference: 31340i
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A woman with shears holding a sheep; representing June. Engraving.
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Reference: 26549i
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Two men shearing sheep within a pen outside a farm built into an ancient wall; representing summer. Etching, 16--, by P. Nolpe after P. Potter.
Potter, Paulus, 1625-1654.
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Date: [between 1600 and 1699]
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Reference: 2970772i
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An allegory of plenty: a scene of sheep-shearing with a cornucopious border. Engraving.
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Reference: 497691i
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Lord Brougham shears a mock sheep with the head of Lord Melbourne, and Sir William Molesworth combs Lord Glenelg. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
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Date: 3 April 1838
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Reference: 36799i
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