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Peasant family during the slaughter of a pig
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Adults and several children watch attentively as a man bleeds a castrated pig. In the dark setting of a farmyard, the faces of the farmers are illuminated by a candle held by a small boy. The print is part of a portfolio and is printed with three other prints on one album leaf.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBoerenfamilie bij het slachten van een varken. 1650 - 1654. Adriaen van Ostade. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
