Occupation title source |
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Brillemaaker |
Occupation title (english) |
Eyeglass Maker |
Hiscode |
84235 |
Description of Image |
A young man and small boy walk together in a country setting, shouting out their services. The boy has a tall pole over his right shoulder, and a bundle of twigs under his left arm. On his left shoulder, the young man rests his cleaning pole; he steadies it with his left hand. He holds
his twigs under his right arm. Both wear broad-brinuned hats.
Fireplace chimneys became clogged with soot after repeated use, and would not draw properly. When smoke did not move up the chimney quickly, fires would not burn brightly or rapidly. Householders would also become irritated with smoke in their ho...
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Gender |
Male |
Title of the image |
Brillemaaker |
Translation (English) |
Eyeglass 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 1708 |
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