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Pig Butcher
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Pig Butcher

Pieter Barbiers · 1770 - 1810 · pen; brush; paper; ink; watercolor (paint)

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

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Two pig butchers bend over a chest containing a slaughtered pig. The nocturnal scene is illuminated by a woman with a torch. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Male occupations and businesses: Peddlers, street vendors, sharpeners, beggars, street entertainers, etc.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingcandlebutcher, slaughterman
Credit lineVarkensslager. 1770 - 1810. Pieter Barbiers. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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