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Two men on a journey with three donkeys along a path through rocky terrain: one of the men is tending to the shoes of a donkey as the other man looks on. Etching by J. Visscher after N. Berchem.

A woman riding side-saddle on a mule converses with a woman encountered among flocks grazing on a mountain pass. Aquatint and etching after N. Berchem.

A family on horseback with a donkey for travelling have stopped by the water, one boy is gathering crabs. Engraving by Dancker Danckerts after N. Berchem.

Two men play music as others dance in a barn. Engraving by J. Vischer after N. Berchem.

Cattle and sheep rest on the hillside as a woman milks a goat and gives the child a drink; a herder plays the bagpipes. Etching after N. Berchem.

Three herdsmen resting; one of them needs a drink. Etching by I.J. de Claussin, 1806, after N. Berchem, 1668.

A herdsman seated on a donkey, with a walking woman and a second donkey. Etching after N. Berchem.

Cattle, donkeys and goats crossing a ford, with three people. Etching by D. Danckerts after N. Berchem.

At night, a shepherd, accompanied by a woman on a donkey, holds out a flaming torch in order to see his sheep cross a ford. Etching by C.H. Watelet, 1759, after N. Berchem, 1655.

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Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620-1683

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Cattle and sheep rest on the hillside as a woman milks a goat and gives the child a drink; a herder plays the bagpipes. Etching after N. Berchem.

Three herdsmen resting; one of them needs a drink. Etching by I.J. de Claussin, 1806, after N. Berchem, 1668.

A herdsman seated on a donkey, with a walking woman and a second donkey. Etching after N. Berchem.

Cattle, donkeys and goats crossing a ford, with three people. Etching by D. Danckerts after N. Berchem.

At night, a shepherd, accompanied by a woman on a donkey, holds out a flaming torch in order to see his sheep cross a ford. Etching by C.H. Watelet, 1759, after N. Berchem, 1655.