Occupation title source   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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