A Book Peddler

H. Numan

Associated Names
H. Numan

Artist, Dutch, 1728 - 1788

The image shows a person standing in a field. The person is in a slight lean forward, holding a tray with their right hand that contains brushes and a long stick with their left hand. They have facial hair and an open mouth. The person is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long, tattered coat with a cross patch on the left arm. The coat and sleeves have tears, and the lower part of the coat is frayed. The person's legs are covered with ragged material, and they are wearing pointed shoes. In the background, there is a house and a cluster of bushes or trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    block: 6.2 x 6 cm (2 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 6.4 x 6.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.100.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in image: H. NUMAN.

Wikidata ID

Q75429095

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