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A Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player

VINCKBOONS, David · 1607 →

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Oil on panel, 27 x 38 cm
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This composition was engraved by Claes Jansz. Visscher with a text referring to an avaricious peasant, called Jorden, who is being pick-pocketed by a child, named, Gauwert while listening to the hurdy-gurdy player.

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@online{wga-rdf3cb2f8a8ef5e,
  author       = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
  title        = {A Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player by VINCKBOONS, David},
  organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
  date         = {2026-09-12},
  url          = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vinckboons-david-r2e4dbe296a75f7/a-blind-hurdy-gurdy-player-rdf3cb2f8a8ef5e},
  urldate      = {2026-09-12},
  langid       = {english}
}

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