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Stone breakers and quarry workers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the foreground a man with a large hammer. Next to him two millstones. Behind him a hoisting installation with which a block is being raised. In the background smoke clouds indicate that a rock is being split with blasting powder. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, Industry and Commerce, Professions and Businesses, Complete suites.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSteenbrekers en steengroevewerker. 1719. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
