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Man Walking with Two Crutches
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Man Walking with Two Crutches

Pieter Langendijk (II) · c. 1770 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

A man moving forward with two crutches and carrying a shoe-polishing box around his neck. In the margin a four-line verse in Dutch. Part of a series of prints of Amsterdam street figures around 1770. Subject headings within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Male profession and trade: Peddlers, street vendors, street sharpeners, beggars, street entertainers, etc.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMan lopend met twee krukken. c. 1770. Pieter Langendijk (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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