| Occupation title source |
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Drucker |
| Occupation title (english) |
Printer |
| Hiscode |
92110 |
| Description of Image |
Two men are working in a printshop. At the left, a man wearing a soft cap stands at a work table, inking a plate. In the center, a printer turns the handles of a roller press. Close to the walls of the shop, pages of print, some with illustrations, are hanging to dry. The shop is illuminated with light entering a set of diamond-paned double windows at the rear.
The Dutch utilized printing presses to produce books, broadsheets, almanacs, maps, playing cards, and art prints which enjoyed great popularity. Printers frequently functioned as book sellers and publishers. Broadsheets, almanacs, a...
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| Gender |
Male |
| Title of the image |
Drucker |
| Translation (English) |
Printer |
| 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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