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The Rat Catcher

Rembrandt van Rijn

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white etching of a man in 17th-century clothing holding a pole with a cage on top, standing next to a building and interacting with another person leaning out of a window. The man is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a fur-trimmed coat, and boots with a sword at his side. In front of him, there is a barrel with dead rats. A woman in a cap is holding a bowl out of the window. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees, a path, and a distant stone structure.

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808 × 893 px
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