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Etching of a woman in a tall cap bending over a fire, holding a creature above a pot, with a skull, open book and hanging bat nearby.

Woman at a Hearth Holding a Scorpion over a Pot

An etching shows a woman in a tall cap and loose sleeves leaning over a fiery hearth, holding a small creature above a pot. Beside her on a stone ledge lie an open book, a skull, bones, and a bat hangs from the ceiling.

Artist
Ferdinand Landerer
Date
1740-1795
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2368 × 3656 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1795.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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