Studies taken from the common people or the Cries of Paris: Death to rats, Edmé Bouchardon, 1746

The rat catcher. Man seen full-length, turned to the right, carrying a pole from which hang rat-traps. Date: 1746. Dimensions: image: 8 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (22.5 x 18.8 cm) sheet: 9 5/16 x 7 7/16 in. (23.6 x 18.9 cm). Medium: etching with some engraving. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Études prises dans le bas peuple ou les Cris de Paris - La mort aux rats