Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 1777
Primary Source Reference:
Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 22v
Notes:
Engraving by Nicolaes de Bruyn (1571-1656), after David Vinckboons (1576-ca. 1632), "Peasant Kermis," 1642-1665
The engraving measures 701mm wide by 440mm high; "This is the largest and most spectacular print after a design by Vinckboons ever made. A bird’s eye view with scores of little figures affords a sample of everything that happens at such a fair. The crowd dances, gorges, fights, and gapes at the market stands and a farcical play. Elegantly clad city people observe the crowd with an air of slight disdain."
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Object number RP-P-OB-16.150)
