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Circular engraving of villagers washing sheep in a pond, with a flock, a carriage, half-timbered houses and a tower in a village scene.

The Twelve Months: June, washing sheep in a pond

A circular engraving labelled IVNIVS with a zodiac sign in the sky shows villagers washing sheep in a pond in the foreground. Beyond, a flock grazes near a half-timbered house, a horse-drawn carriage, and a tall tower under a cloud-filled sky.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
1578-1582
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3832 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1582.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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