Occupation title source |
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Hovenier |
Occupation title (english) |
Gardener |
Hiscode |
62700 |
Description of Image |
A male peddler, wearing a soft cap, has a wooden yoke across his shoulder. He has lowered two large wicker baskets onto the ground, and holds the chains from which the baskets originally hung. The baskets are filled with wooden cooking pot covers and ladles. A curly-haired woman, wearing an apron, kneels close to the ground, carefully inspecting the contents of the peddler's basket. So intent on the task, she practically steps out of the mule on her right foot. Their transaction takes place in a village with buildings, which have long, sloping thatched roofs. In the background, a covered wagon...
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Gender |
Male |
Title of the image |
Hovenier |
Translation (English) |
Gardener |
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 1725 |
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