Occupation title source   Militaire
Occupation title (english) Military
Hiscode 58300
Description of Image A man carrying two baskets filled with nuts walks across a market square near a large church. He is shouting out his wares. He passes next to a young woman seated on a low ladderback chair using a knife to open up fruits and nuts which she has in two baskets, a small one near her right foot, and a taller one near her left knee. The nut peddler has a broad- brimmed hat and wears a scarf knotted jauntily at his neck. He turns his face and eyes towards the woman. Dutch people enjoyed ripe walnuts right from the shell, but also used them in cooking, and sometimes made spiced sweetmeats from th...
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Gender Male
Title of the image Exercice II
Subtitle Art Militaire
Translation (English) Drill & Maneuver
Language source French
Country source France
Date of creation 1763-1777
Medium Plate
Collection name Diderot
Provenance D. Diderot & J. Le Rond d`Alembert eds, Encyclopédie méthodique. Paris 1763-1777 & 1783-87.
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