Dutch School, 17th Century

An Allegory of Marriage; a train of elegant people walking into a trap

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Dutch School, 17th Century
An Allegory of Marriage; a train of elegant people walking into a trap
inscribed on the banderole, upper center AFBEELDIN GHE DES HUWELYX ON DER GEDAENTE VAN DEN FUYK
oil on copper
69.2 x 87.5 cm

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Please note that the composition of the present lot derives from an engraving by Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne

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The scene depicted is taken from Jacob Cats' "Afbeeldinge van het huwelijck en 't geen daer omtrent is, onder de gedaente van een fuyck" (depictions of marriage as a trap), to which the text on the banderole refers (see J. van Vloten, Alle de Wercken van Jacob Cats, 1862, pp.610/611).

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