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Jester with a violin
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Jester with a violin

Pieter Jansz Quast · 1639 - 1706 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

A clown-like figure with a large nose plucks the strings of a violin. He wears breeches with large bows and has a cap on his head. The print is part of a series of twelve prints with fools.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printnightwear: night-capfool, simpleton, numskullviolin, fiddle
Credit lineNar met een viool. 1639 - 1706. Pieter Jansz Quast. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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