A Venetian gatherer of rags and scrap iron (?) shows his sack of goods to a young woman who looks at the contents. Etching by G. Zompini, 1753.

  • Zompini, Gaetano, 1700-1778.
Date:
[1753?]
Reference:
2853593i
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Description

His basket is on the ground, left, with an iron implement protruding from it. In the background is a canal, a large house and a campanile. It is not clear whether the woman is pointing at the sack or holding a bundle of cloths

Publication/Creation

[Venice], [1753?]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; image 23.7 x 17.5 cm

Lettering

Published with his cry: "'Col saco, un cesto, una stagiera, e bezzi / In scarsella, mi crio strazze ferut, / E compro pezze vechie, e fero in pezzi.' (With sack, a basket, a stagiera [?], and coins in a satchel, my cry is "Bring out your damaged cloths", and "I buy old rags", and "iron [?] in pieces")

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2853593i

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