A rat-catcher and his young assistant standing at a doorway are having their services refused by an old man; the rat-catcher holds a long stick with a cage on top containing rats, on his right shoulder sits a rat. Etching by F.J. Crome, 1817, after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1632.
- Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.
- Date:
- 1817
- Reference:
- 38234i
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A rat-catcher and his young assistant standing at a doorway are having their services refused by an old man; the rat-catcher holds a long stick with a cage on top containing rats, on his right shoulder sits a rat. Etching by F.J. Crome, 1817, after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1632. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.