Frontispiece of 'Venustas hasce imagines' by Cornelis de Wael, Cornelis de Wael

Frontispiece to a series of nineteen plates, with title written on a fountain at left, a group of four trying to protect themselves from the jets of water by holding up their hats, two men behind the fountain, a dog drinking at centre; first state before retouchings; scratched plate. Date: between circa 1640 and circa 1650. Medium: etching print. Collection: British Museum. Cornelis de Wael - Frontispiece of 'Venustas hasce imagines' by Cornelis de Wael