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Scissors Sharpener
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Scissors Sharpener

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli · 1660 · etching; intaglio printmaking technique; paper

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

About this work

Man sharpening a knife on a large whetstone on a kind of wheelbarrow which he makes turn by stepping on a lever with his foot. Italian verse in the lower margin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printalbumbladstreet-trader
Credit lineScharenslijper. 1660. Giuseppe Maria Mitelli. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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