The rhyming couplet is an old variant of the familiar proverb ‘A bird
in the hand is worth two in the bush’. In the seventeenth century
pictures of birdcages often had an erotic connotation, particularly
if the door was open, but that is not the case here. The inscription
reads: ‘My little birds are quick, so I must shut them up, for better
two inside than thrice two outside.’
Specifications
| Title | A Child with a Bird-Cage |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Engraving |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 139 mm Width 112 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Cornelis Bloemaert (II)
Designer: Hendrick Bloemaert |
| Accession number | BdH 24809 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of Dr J.C.J. Bierens de Haan, 1951 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1951 |
| Creation date | in circa 1625 |
| Collector | Collector / J.C.J. Bierens de Haan |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
