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Cooper in Front of His Workshop
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Cooper in Front of His Workshop

Gillis van Scheyndel (I) · 1627 · etching; paper

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

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Five men watch as a cooper makes a barrel in front of his workshop. According to the poem that may have been part of the print, the barrel maker speaks with a nobleman, a doctor, a priest, a politician, and a soldier. On the left, on a pole, the number 25. Subject headings within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Profession and Business, Male, Woodworkers.

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Credit lineKuiper voor zijn werkplaats. 1627. Gillis van Scheyndel (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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