| Occupation title source |
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Balansmaker |
| Occupation title (english) |
Balance Maker |
| Hiscode |
84230 |
| Description of Image |
Two men are working in a printshop. At the left, a man wearing a soft cap stands at a work table, inking a plate. In the center, a printer turns the handles of a roller press. Close to the walls of the shop, pages of print, some with illustrations, are hanging to dry. The shop is illuminated with light entering a set of diamond-paned double windows at the rear.
The Dutch utilized printing presses to produce books, broadsheets, almanacs, maps, playing cards, and art prints which enjoyed great popularity. Printers frequently functioned as book sellers and publishers. Broadsheets, almanacs, a...
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| Gender |
Male |
| Title of the image |
Balansmaker |
| Translation (English) |
Balance Maker |
| Language source |
Dutch |
| Country source |
The Netherlands |
| Artist's name |
Jan Luyken |
| Artist's years and locations |
1649-1712 |
| Date of creation |
1694 |
| Medium |
Plate |
| Collection name |
Het Menselijk Bedrijf |
| Provenance |
Jan Luyken, Afbeelding der Menschelyke Bezigheden [=Spiegel van het Menslyk Bedryf] Amsterdam 1698 |
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