82/6365 Swanenburgh, Willem van (±1581-1612). Peasant fair. Engraving after Dick VINCKBOONS, 1610, 44,6x71,3 cm. (incl. captions), "DVBoons Invent." and "G. Swanenburg Sculp." in the plate, w. the address of "Robertus de Baudouz excud et Michiel Colijn", Latin and Dutch captions below.

- Fine impression. Attached to mount w. tape along upper margin; cut to the image; lacks sm. portion of lower corners (restored); a few professionally restored marginal tears; some vague brown spots; a few flattened folds and thin spots.

= Very rare print. These types of scenes, which often came with a moralising message, were very popular in the 16th and 17th century, mainly in the Southern Netherlands. Hollstein 26, first state (of 5) with the address of Baudouz and Colijn. Only two copies known of the first state. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCIII.