| Occupation title source |
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Boekbinder |
| Occupation title (english) |
Bookbinder |
| Hiscode |
92625 |
| 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 |
Boekbinder |
| Translation (English) |
Bookbinder |
| 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 1705 |
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