Caption

Pig slaughter, print, In a courtyard a man and a woman slaughter a pig. The print is loose in an album, see page 41., inscription: 'J. Saenredam del. 1610. Pl van Amstel fec.', printmaker: Bernhard Schreuder, after drawing by Jan Saenredam, supervision: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (signed by artist), Amsterdam, 1778 - 1787, paper, etching, roulette, hand coloring, etching and roulette, hand-colored in gray, height 157 mm x width 159 mm, butcher, slaughterman, slaughtered ox or pig, A monochrome drawing of a narrow courtyard bordered by buildings with shuttered windows and wooden doors, showing three figures leaning over a rectangular box on the ground; two figures appear to be women wearing long dresses and head coverings, and one figure appears to be a man bending forward holding a tool, with a bucket nearby and beams of light and shadow falling across the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B22_224

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41.2Mb (12.6Mb) / 12.8in x 12.5in / 3837 x 3750 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pig slaughter print courtyard man woman slaughter pig loose album see page 41 inscription J Saenredam del 1610 Pl van Amstel fec printmaker Bernhard Schreuder drawing Jan Saenredam supervision Cornelis Ploos van Amstel signed artist Amsterdam 1778 - 1787 paper etching roulette hand coloring hand-colored gray height 157 mm x width 159 mm butcher slaughterman slaughtered ox monochrome drawing narrow courtyard bordered buildings shuttered windows wooden doors showing three figures leaning rectangular box ground two figures women wearing long dresses head coverings figure bending forward holding tool bucket nearby beams light shadow falling across scene