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Lantern lighter
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
On a rectangular plate stands a ladder against a street lamp. At the foot of the ladder stands a lamplighter with an oil can in his right hand. The plate is engraved with a diamond pattern. The statue is marked: twice a grape cluster with two leaves in a round shield and the letters O W in a rectangle.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLantaarnopsteker. in or before 1704. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
