The Knife Grinder by Adriaen van Ostade

Etching of a knife grinder working a wheel on a cart beside a stone oven, with a seated figure and village houses behind.

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This etching titled The Knife Grinder by Adriaen van Ostade shows a man in a cap and apron working a foot-powered grinding wheel mounted on a wooden cart. A seated figure sits at left beside a stone oven, while a barrel rests on the cart and a village with a spired roof appears behind them. The fine crosshatched lines render the textures of stone, foliage, and worn clothing.

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