Ambrosius van Swol
De rattenkruitverkoper
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “De rattenkruitverkoper” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Rat catchers, like beggars, street musicians, peddlers and quacksalvers, were regarded as persons of low moral character. Such picturesque individuals provided rewarding subjects for artists. Van Swol drew his inspiration for this small figure of a rat poison seller and his little servant from an etching by Rembrandt from 1632.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- BK-NM-2926
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
