Adriaen van de Vennes - Tafereel van de Belacchende Werelt -
Tafereel van de belacchende werelt, en des selfs geluckige eeuwe, goet rondt, met by-gevoegde raedsel-spreucken aen-gewesen, in de boer-achtige eenvoudigheyt op de Haegsche kermis. Verciert met konst-rijcke af-beeldingen.Den Haag, gedrukt voor de auteur, pp., with woodcut title, woodcut profile of The Hague and 12 engraved half-page illustrations after Adriaan van de Venne, contemporary parchment. Size: cm. A few professional restorations, otherwise fine copy.The name of the painter-poet Adriaen van de Venne () is hardly ever mentioned in even the most comprehensive surveys of Dutch literature. For some years now, however, he receives a lot of attention, not only as capable illustrator of the works of Jacob Cats, but also as a poet. Read More