The Rat Poison Seller The rat herb seller, The man stands on a square plinth with the right leg forward, holds a cylindrical cage on a long stick in his left hand and probably a pack of poison he offers for sale. Next to him is a boy walking on a belt that runs over the right shoulder and has a box hanging in front of him, the lid of which is lifted with one hand and the other resting on the box. In the cage, on which three dead rats are hanging, one rat is eating and a second one jumps up against the bars. On the man's left shoulder is a rat attached to a chain, the last link of which is attached to his right little finger. He wears a fur hat and wears a shirt and button-down trousers that are closed with buttons. On top of this a fur lined, at the bottom somewhat frayed, half open mantle with stitched-on addresses, which also occur on the split half sleeves. He also wears stockings and shoes. A fur weitas hangs over his shoulder on a sash, around the waist a sash, in which a heart catcher is inserted, decorated with a miniature head at the top. The boy with a wide-brimmed hat wears a frayed, partially open yak, furthermore stockings and shoes. The box with merchandise shows the arms of Utrecht on the front on the left and that of Amersfoort, seller or rat-poison on the right, Ambrosius van Swol, c. 1660, boxwood, h 26.5 cm h 30.5 cm w 17.0 cm × d 8.5 cm
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