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Candle Maker
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A shop with a candlemaker on the right holding a long wick. According to the text, the woman in the middle repeatedly dips a rack of wicks into a barrel on wheels, filled with tallow candle molds. On the left, a customer watches. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Profession and Business, Complete suites.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKaarsenmaker. 1719. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
