A rat-catcher and his young assistant standing outside a doorway having their services refused by an old man; the rat-catcher holds a long stick with a cage on top containing rats and on his left shoulder sits a rat. Etching by C. Bateman after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1632.

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A rat-catcher and his young assistant standing outside a doorway having their services refused by an old man; the rat-catcher holds a long stick with a cage on top containing rats and on his left shoulder sits a rat. Etching by C. Bateman after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1632. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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