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A Horseshoe Crab by the younger Pieter Holsteyn — VisualArtsDB

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A Horseshoe Crab

A Horseshoe Crab

A Horseshoe Crab

the younger Pieter Holsteyn

1640–1680

Medium: Watercolor and opaque watercolor on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 16.3 × 21.4 cm (6 7/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Genre: Prints and drawing
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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