Gezin bij een microscoop verkoper, RP-P-1911-3097, Jacob Ernst Marcus, between 1784 and 1826

Identification title(s): family at a microscope / salesperson. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1911-3097. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: two representations of one plate: on the left a family around a table on which stands a microscope into which a boy looks. On the right a young barefoot seller selling birds from a cage. Two girls look at the cage and a boy hands the seller a coin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: jacob ernst marcus (mentioned on object), after own design by: jacob ernst marcus (mentioned on object). Dating: 1784 - 1826. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 173 mm × w 202 mm. Subject: what: microscopesellingbird in a cage. Credit line: donation from mr m. Onnes van nijenrode. Acquisition: donation 1911. Date: between 1784 and 1826.