The Tooth-Puller
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The Tooth-Puller

TitleThe Tooth-Puller
ArtistPeeter van der Borcht
MediumEtching
ClassificationPrints
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Zoological illustration

About this artwork

“The Tooth-Puller” is a work by Peeter van der Borcht. It is executed in etching and classified as prints. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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This work is attributed to Peeter van der Borcht. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.

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Dated to 16th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.

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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

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