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The bagpipe makes no sound unless it is full
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The bagpipe makes no sound unless it is full

1590 - 1594 · engraving; paper

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

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A bagpiper and a drunkard sit together at a table. Behind the table stands a woman with her hands raised. The bagpiper sits on an overturned chair, next to him sits a little dog. Below the image an explanatory Latin verse by Franco Estius.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printbagpipe, musettedrunkard
Credit lineDe doedelzak geeft geen geluid, dan als hij vol is. 1590 - 1594. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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