‘”LE SOMMEILS DONT L’ APAST ÉGALE CHARITABLE (…)”‘

– This rare print shows a view on a allegory of a sleeping man in a coat. A french poem beneath. Translated: Sleep, whose merciful rest is equal, For the shepherd and the king, the happy and the miserable. And let us taste the mild gift of the nights, Provides gentle relief from our sad worries.

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Description

This rare print shows a view on a allegory of a sleeping man in a coat. A french poem beneath. Translated: Sleep, whose merciful rest is equal, For the shepherd and the king, the happy and the miserable. And let us taste the mild gift of the nights, Provides gentle relief from our sad worries.

Made by after an anonymous artist.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (vergé) paper.

Sheet size: 15.5 x 21.7 cm (6.1 x 8.54 inch). Image size: 14.5 x 21.5 cm. (5.71 x 8.46 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Folds in lower corners. Creases. Small piece of tapeon reverse. Brown spot. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MAN-SLEEPING-DREAMING-COAT-ALLEGORY | RBOS-A11-14

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in ca 1616.

Biography engraver: Jacob de Gheyn III also known as Jacob III de Gheyn (1596–1641), was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, son of Jacob de Gheyn II, canon of Utrecht (city), and the subject of a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt. .