Occupation title source |
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Oester verkoper |
Occupation title (english) |
Oyster vendor |
Hiscode |
45220 |
Description of Image |
A man with a large broad-brimmed hat, accompanied by a young boy with a soft cap, shouts out the availability of oysters packed into wooden barrels. The man has a very large barrel seated on his right shoulder; he supports that barrel with his upturned arm and right hand. He holds a second, smaller, barrel under his left arm. His left hand, under the barrel, is nonchalantly hooked to the top of his pants. Oysters in their shells can be seen in that barrel and the small barrel held by the boy, who stands to the left. Both face forward with their mouths wide open, no doubt crying out superior qu...
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Gender |
Male |
Title of the image |
Haal Woesters |
Translation (English) |
Here's Oysters |
Language source |
Dutch |
Country source |
The Netherlands |
Artist's name |
Lenaert Bramer |
Artist's years and locations |
1596-1674 |
Date of creation |
1659 (circa) |
Medium |
Drawing |
Collection name |
Straatwerken |
Provenance |
Prentenkabinet, Leiden |
Collection address |
University of Leiden |
Product |
1 |
Icon essay copyright |
Granted |
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