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The image shows a person standing in a field. The person is in a slight lean forward, holding a tray with their right hand that contains brushes and a long stick with their left hand. They have facial hair and an open mouth. The person is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long, tattered coat with a cross patch on the left arm. The coat and sleeves have tears, and the lower part of the coat is frayed. The person's legs are covered with ragged material, and they are wearing pointed shoes. In the background, there is a house and a cluster of bushes or trees.
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The image shows a person standing in a field. The person is in a slight lean forward, holding a tray with their right hand that contains brushes and a long stick with their left hand. They have facial hair and an open mouth. The person is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long, tattered coat with a cross patch on the left arm. The coat and sleeves have tears, and the lower part of the coat is frayed. The person's legs are covered with ragged material, and they are wearing pointed shoes. In the background, there is a house and a cluster of bushes or trees.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Book Peddler

H. Numan

Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
block: 6.2 x 6 cm (2 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.) sheet: 6.4 x 6.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1999.100.4
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • occupation
  • genre
  • woodcut
  • Bookseller
Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in image: H. NUMAN.

NGA object ID 111363. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.