Identification title(s): malle babbe. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1888-a-13774. Catalog reference: hora siccama 23-4(6). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: portrait bust of a laughing old woman with white cap and collar. An owl sits on her shoulder. Below the performance a dutch verse about the woman and the bird. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: louis bernard coclers (mentioned on object), after a painting by: frans hals (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: unknown. Dating: 1756 - 1817. Physical features: etching, drypoint and roulette. Material: paper technique: etching / drypoint / roulette. Dimensions: plate edge: h 158 mm × w 127 mm. Subject: what: witch, sorceress, owls. Acquisition: purchase 1888. Date: between 1756 and 1817.
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