Identification title(s): personification of labor and diligence surrounded by reading putti. Contes des fées (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-50. 908. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: the personification of labor and diligence, wrapped in a cloth printed with ants, holds the all-seeing eye on a stick and is surrounded by reading putti. In the sky an angel reveals a naked woman with a palm branch, seated under a cloth. Print marked at the top right: no 1. Pag. 1. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke (mentioned on object), according to own design by: simon fokke (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1722 - 1784. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 117 mm × w 69 mm. Explanation: print possibly made to illustrate an edition of the stories of marie-catherine le jumel de barneville, comtesse d'aulnoy. Subject: what: 'go to the ants, o sluggard' ~ an ant-heap and a lazy personthe all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of god the father. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1722 and 1784.
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