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A peasant beating his donkey
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A peasant beating his donkey

Jacques Callot · 1621 - 1635 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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View of a farmer walking behind a heavily laden donkey, holding a stick in his raised hand. Latin and French texts in letterpress above and below this print. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Monastic Life in Emblems'. The second state of this series comprises, in addition to an illustrated title page and 26 emblems, a title page and a dedication sheet, both in letterpress without images.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcognizanceass, donkey
Credit lineEen boer slaat zijn pakezel. 1621 - 1635. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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