Varkensmarkt in een dorp c. 1760

Franz Edmund Weirotter's "Varkensmarkt in een dorp" (c. 1760) depicts a lively pig market scene in a Dutch village. This etching, now in the Rijksmuseum, captures the bustling energy of the marketplace, showcasing the diverse range of figures engaged in buying and selling, with a group of pigs being loaded onto a cart. The composition highlights the artist's keen observation of everyday life and his mastery in translating it onto the printed page, a testament to the popularity of genre scenes in 18th-century art.