Invitation to sexual intercourse, Jacques Bellange, 1600-1601 (c)

Invitation to sexual intercourse; a richly dressed lady (right) and the comedy figure harlequin (left); the latter holding a roasting spit, with two pieces of meat; the man behind clasping a cat to his chest; plate of a series of five prints after jacques bellange ,"mimicarum aliquot facetiarum icones ad habitum italicum expressi"; with depictions of some droll witticisms, rendered in the italian manner engraving with etching. Date: 1600-1601 (c). Dimensions: Height: 117 mm (cropped); Width: 140 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Harlequin. Collection: British Museum. Invitation to sexual intercourse (BM 1877,0811.1035)