Occupation title source |
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Faucher |
Occupation title (english) |
Haymaker |
Hiscode |
62290 |
Description of Image |
A kettlesmith or tinker sits in the open air using a wooden stake to position a kettle so he can hammer the rim smooth. He grasps the rim with his left hand and holds the hammer in his raised right hand. A large metal kettle is in the right foreground. A woman approaches from behind the tinker. She holds a metal cooking pot by its handle in her left hand; a long handled frying pan is in her right hand. Both pans need repair. In the background, a second man walks away from the tinker carrying kettles strapped on his back. He holds a long handled, shallow, fry pan in his hand. A woman sits in fr...
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Gender |
Male/Female |
Title of the image |
Façon des fois et Moisson |
Subtitle |
Agriculture |
Translation (English) |
Making Hay |
Language source |
French |
Country source |
France |
Date of creation |
1763-1777 |
Medium |
Plate |
Collection name |
Diderot |
Provenance |
D. Diderot & J. Le Rond d`Alembert eds, Encyclopédie méthodique. Paris 1763-1777 & 1783-87. |
Product |
2 |
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