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The Deceiver Punished for Filing the Nose and Ears
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The Deceiver Punished for Filing the Nose and Ears

anonymous · 1601 - 1652 · etching; paper

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

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A deceiver, called Heyn Plomp in the verse below, is punished by having donkey ears attached to him and having his nose placed on a whetstone. The crowd watches on the left. In the foreground lie a club and a comb.

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Credit lineBedrieger bestraft het slijpen van neus en oren. 1601 - 1652. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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