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The Rat-Powder Seller
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Rat catchers, like beggars, street musicians, peddlers and quacksalvers, were regarded as persons of low moral character. Such picturesque individuals provided rewarding subjects for artists. Van Swol drew his inspiration for this small figure of a rat poison seller and his little servant from an etching by Rembrandt from 1632.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe rattenkruitverkoper. c. 1660. Ambrosius van Swol. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
