Print Description
(‘If you tickle a sow, it lies down in the mud’), a farmer tickling a pig, with two ladies watching. Moral emblem warning parents not to spoil their children. – Everyone looks at himself in a mirror.
Made by Venne after Adriaen van de Venne.
Medium: Etching / engraving. on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: van Queborne.
Sheet size: 24 x 19.2 cm (9.45 x 7.56 inch). Image size: 20 x 18 cm. (7.87 x 7.09 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. Text from and back. Remains of tape from previous attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
TICKLE-FARMER-SOW-PIG-FARM-MUD-MIRROR | DPO-PCO-2-89
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This old antique engraved copperplate print and accompanying poetry originate from ‘Alle de Wercken van den heere Jacob Cats…..’, (Complete Works of Jacob Cats) which was published from 1655 on. This plate is from a 1726 edition. The emblems depict lessons of many aspects of life. Each emblem typically has more than one meaning as Cats’ poems talk about ethics, wisdom and morale from the perspective of love, religion and society. His work has often been critisized, but contains a treasure of truth and symbolism, often as relevant as it was during the times of it’s creation. We might carry this item from a smaller size edition and a 19th c. ed. with steel engravings as well. Inquire if interested.
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