Occupation title source   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.
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