Waterdrager 1629 - 1630

"Waterdrager" is an etching created by Abraham Bosse between 1629 and 1630. The image depicts a water carrier walking through the streets of a city, carrying two buckets of water. The etching is a part of a series of illustrations portraying the trades and professions in 17th-century Paris. The realism of the image, the details of the clothing and the cityscape, and the poetic caption make the work a valuable historical document. The work can be found in the Rijksmuseum collection.