A rat-catcher in Haarlem with a rat running across his cape, holds out rat poison in his left hand; to the left a boy assistant carries a cage on a long stick with rats in it and hanging off it. Engraving after C. Visscher.

  • Visscher, Cornelis, 1629-1658.
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A rat-catcher in Haarlem with a rat running across his cape, holds out rat poison in his left hand; to the left a boy assistant carries a cage on a long stick with rats in it and hanging off it. Engraving after C. Visscher. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Place of publication not identified] : Justus Danckerts

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1 print : engraving ; image 35.5 x 30.8 cm

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Wie wilder wie salder, rotte kruïst koope. kruïst voor de muïss. ; Cornelis Visscher deliniavit ; Justus Danckerts excudit.

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Wellcome Collection 38169i

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