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Engraved oval portrait of a smiling peddler in a tricorn hat holding a horn, with a basket of horns strapped to his chest, framed by leafy garland.

A man is selling horns from his basket, as emblems of cuckoldry: husbands reply that they will not buy any because they already have plenty. Engraving by Frs. Hubert after Le Nain (?).

An engraved oval portrait shows a peddler in a tricorn hat and dark coat, holding up a curved horn and carrying a basket of horns on a strap across his chest. A foliate garland frames the oval, with French inscriptions in a panel below and a small roundel with a tiny scene.

Artist
Hubert, François, 1744-1809.
Date
[1850]
Medium
Engravings Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2756 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1850.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Vendedor ambulante de cuernos, emblemas de cornudo

Un retrato grabado en óvalo muestra a un vendedor ambulante con sombrero tricornio y abrigo oscuro, sosteniendo un cuerno curvo y cargando una cesta de cuernos sujeta con una correa al pecho. Una guirnalda de hojas enmarca el óvalo, con inscripciones en francés en un panel inferior y un pequeño medallón con una escena diminuta.

Português: Vendedor ambulante de chifres, emblemas de traição conjugal

Um retrato gravado em oval mostra um vendedor ambulante com chapéu tricórnio e casaco escuro, segurando um chifre curvo e carregando um cesto de chifres preso por uma alça ao peito. Uma guirlanda de folhas emoldura o oval, com inscrições em francês em um painel inferior e um pequeno medalhão com uma cena minúscula.

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