This image of a farmer was taken from a 1568 publication entitled Eygentliche Beschreibung Aller Stäande auf Erden [Actual Description of all Professions on Earth], with verses by Hans Sachs and illustrations by Jost Amman. As the verse suggests, the farmer’s profession was mostly characterized by low income and high taxes and dues.
Source: “The Farmer,” Woodcut by Jost Amman, verse by Hans Sachs,
Ständebuch,
1568.
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