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The Poultry Seller

Willem van Mieris

1733

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 39cm × w 32.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

butcher, slaughterman (+ variant); rodents: hare (+ animal killed by man); fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ animal killed by man); marketing, shopping (~ household management)

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1809

Notes

signature and date: ‘W. van Mieris Fe Anno 1733’

Collection Type

paintings

About Willem van Mieris

1662–1747 • Dutch Republic

Comment on works: Genre; Interior.

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