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A Little Man as an Officer with a Large Feathered Hat and a Playing Card in Hand, 1720
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A Little Man as an Officer with a Large Feathered Hat and a Playing Card in Hand, 1720

Andries van Buysen (Sr.) · 1716 - 1720 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A little man as an officer with a large feathered hat and a playing card in his hand. In the caption, a verse in Dutch. Numbered right center: 7. Print within a decorative border, printed from a separate plate with flowers. Part of the second Dutch bound edition of 1720 (and related to the Windhandel in that year) of a series of caricatures of little people, known as Het Dwergentooneel, partly copied from an older German model.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineEen kleine mens als officier met grote verenhoed en een speelkaart in de hand, 1720. 1716 - 1720. Andries van Buysen (Sr.). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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