Cemetery worker responsible for digging a grave

Before the coffin of a recently deceased man arrives at the burial ground, the grave-diggers break the ground, and the proceedings are blessed by a priest. Watercolour painting, 18--.

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Before the coffin of a recently deceased man arrives at the burial ground, the grave-diggers break the ground, and the proceedings are blessed by a priest. Watercolour painting, 18--.