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Diamond Cutter
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Diamond Cutter

1718 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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Workshop where diamonds are cut. With a moralizing inscription claiming that the inner beauty of man is more important than outward display with diamonds and rubies. Six-line verse at the bottom. Numbered in the upper right: 161. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Profession and Business, Male, Metalworkers.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDiamantslijper. 1718. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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