A rat-catcher in Haarlem with a rat running along his cape holds out rat poison in his right hand; to the right a boy assistant carries a cage on a long stick with rats in it and hanging off it. Engraving by C. Visscher after himself.

  • Visscher, Cornelis, 1629-1658.
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38176i
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1 print : engraving ; image 36.2 x 30.9 cm

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Fele fugas mures! magnis si furibus arrces exiguos fures furor est me respice vilis si modo numus adest mures felesque fugabo. ; C. Visscher inv et sculp Lettering continues on mount: The Rat-Catcher

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Wellcome Collection 38176i

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