"A curiously carved chest, or seat, representing "The English Bank of Exchange" (Wisselbank) is suspended like a pair of scales by chains from the horn of a unicorn whose head emerges from clouds. It tilts down on the right, where a stout Englishman, "an English lord", sits precariously, exclaiming in alarm as a Frenchman (right), standing on the ground beneath, pulls him by the leg. The Frenchman's right hand is on the hilt of his sword. The balance is further depressed by America, a naked child crowned with feathers, who is seated on the "Bank" beside the Englishman and holding his arm, admonishing him with an upraised finger. A Spaniard holding a crutch crouches on the ground beside the Frenchman. A "Dutch skipper" (left) holds one leg of the "Bank" to prevent its being dragged down by France. He turns to speak to a "merchant of Amsterdam" seated on a chest and writing in a ledger. Round the chest are "sacks of gold", bales of goods, cheeses (one stamped with crossed keys), and rolls of textiles. In the background (centre) is a Dutch landscape; a group of six windmills flying a flag with three stripes, and four cows, two of which are being milked. Beneath the design, verses are engraved in two columns, English (left) and Dutch (right)."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Europe in her present disordered state
Description:
Titles from British Museum catalogue., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Verses beneath image in English and Dutch: "Bold Jack! pray, what's the business to-day? ..." and "Hoezee! tienduizendmaal! van dikhuot zaagt men deelen...", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"A curiously carved chest, or seat, representing "The English Bank of Exchange" (Wisselbank) is suspended like a pair of scales by chains from the horn of a unicorn whose head emerges from clouds. It tilts down on the right, where a stout Englishman, "an English lord", sits precariously, exclaiming in alarm as a Frenchman (right), standing on the ground beneath, pulls him by the leg. The Frenchman's right hand is on the hilt of his sword. The balance is further depressed by America, a naked child crowned with feathers, who is seated on the "Bank" beside the Englishman and holding his arm, admonishing him with an upraised finger. A Spaniard holding a crutch crouches on the ground beside the Frenchman. A "Dutch skipper" (left) holds one leg of the "Bank" to prevent its being dragged down by France. He turns to speak to a "merchant of Amsterdam" seated on a chest and writing in a ledger. Round the chest are "sacks of gold", bales of goods, cheeses (one stamped with crossed keys), and rolls of textiles. In the background (centre) is a Dutch landscape; a group of six windmills flying a flag with three stripes, and four cows, two of which are being milked. Beneath the design, verses are engraved in two columns, English (left) and Dutch (right)."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Europe in her present disordered state
Description:
Titles from British Museum catalogue., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Trimmed within plate line; damage with loss of design in lower right corner., and Verses beneath image in English and Dutch: "Bold Jack! pray, what's the business to-day? ..." and "Hoezee! tienduizendmaal! van dikhuot zaagt men deelen ..."
Title supplied by curator., Printmaker and date supplied by curator., A companion to Print10074., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Barber surgeons; Surgical guilds.
Publisher:
J. de Frey
Subject (Name):
Tulp, Nicolaas, 1593-1674., Block, Jacob., Hartmans, Hartman., Habbraan, Adriaan., de Witt, Jacob., Kalkoen, Mathys., Koolveld, Jacob., and van Loenen, Frans.
Title supplied by curator., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Place of publication derived from printmaker's places of residence., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Barber shops, interior; Plasters; Barber surgeons & surgery; Chiropody.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Barbershops, Podiatry, Medical offices, Monkeys, Barbering, Barbers, Cats, Medical tools & equipment, Owls, and Arm slings
Title from British Museum catalogue., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: Pasquin's wind cards of the wind trade in the year 1720., Publication place and date from book in which this print was published., One of two plates depicting a set of 54 playing cards., Twenty seven images of playing cards in three rows, begining with the king of hearts in the upper left corner and ending with the image of a cock holding a print of unicorn in his beak in the lower right corner. Each image is 8.4 x 4.8 cm., and Part of plate 15 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 2.
Title in pen, lower margin., Date from item., Place of publication derived from printmaker's place of residence., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420.
Subject (Topic):
Saints, Skulls, Lions, Crucifixes, and Writing materials
Title supplied by curator., After the painting, "The Apothecary" of ca. 1661, held in the Louvre., Date derived from date of original painting., Place of publication derived from artist's country of residence., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., Illegible pencil notation on verso., and Stamp of Alfred Misch on verso.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Physicians, Mortars & pestles, Globes, Bottles, Pharmacists, and Writing materials