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Le Rémouleur (the Knifegrinder)

by Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828)
oil on canvas, 1806-1812

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The Knife-Grinders

by Gustave Courbet (French, 1819-1877)
oil on canvas, 1848-1850

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Man supervising another sharpening an axe with a boy turning the wheel

by Biagio Pupini (Italian, 1511-1575)
pen and ink and wash

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Sharpening of Knives

by David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, 1610-1690)

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Sharpening Workman

by Hartman Schopperum
printed at Frankfurt on the Maine (Frankfurt), Germany in 1548

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Knife Sharpener

by William Henry Pyne (English, 1769-1843)
1808

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Detail of Knife Grinder from "The Cryes of London, with their Severall Notes"

by Pricke
1655

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Knives or Cisers to Grind

by Marcellus Laroon (Dutch, 1653-1702)
1688

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Knives, Scissors and Razors to Grind

by Francis Wheatley (English, 1747-1801)
c.1792

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Knives to Grind

by William Marshall Craig (English, 1788-1827)
1801

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Knives to Grind

by Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1757-1827)
c.1804

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Grindstone by André Jacob Roubo

by André Jacob Roubo (French, 1739-1791)

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A water wheel for sharpening
Page 1130, figure 1029 in his 1850 book, Turning and Mechanical Manipulation, Vol. 3 - Abrasive and Other Processes not Accomplished with Cutting Tools

by Charles Holtzapffel (English, 1806-1847)

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A small water wheel for sharpening
Page 1132, figure 1030 in his 1850 book, Turning and Mechanical Manipulation, Vol. 3 - Abrasive and Other Processes not Accomplished with Cutting Tools

by Charles Holtzapffel (English, 1806-1847)