| id | print_527 |
| title | La Mort Aux Rats ("The Paris Ratcatcher") |
| maker | C.Visscher Inv. F.Basan, Exc. |
| date | Appr. 1740 |
| size | 35 x 30,5 cm. |
| technique | Copper-Plate Engraving |
| condition | A fine and strong impression, with generous margins. Margins browned due to old [paper] tape stains. A small row of pinholes above the boy' s head, and a small thin spot at the rat catchers left cheek. Verso blank. |
| signature | Beneath the image at left- and right hand-side. |
| colouring | uncolored |
| description | A ratcatcher in ragged dress with the tools of his trade. He has grey hair a short beard and wears a high hat with a ragged fur trim. Next to him, a similarly ragged boy who holds a staff at the top of which is a cage full of rats. |
| ouvre | Not Examined. |
| watermark | No Watermark Visible. |
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| price | 695 |
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