Occupation title source   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
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