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Etching of a farmyard in spring with a woman milking a goat, a man with a bucket, a seated child, hounds, and a thatched hut.

Goats Being Milked and Dogs Setting Off on a Hunt: Spring

An etching of a rural spring scene: a kneeling woman milks a goat into a pail while another man holds a bucket, a child sits by a basket, and hounds wait near a thatched hut. Dense cross-hatching models the figures and animals against distant hills, with a French verse caption printed beneath.

Artist
Francesco Bassano the Younger
Date
[between 1700 and 1799]
Medium
Allegorical prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3077 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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