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Jacob Cats' most famous work and advice for young womenHeading: Author: Cats, Jacob Title: Silenus Alcidiadis, sive Proteus, Vitæ Humanæ Ideam, Emblemate Trifariàm Variato, Oculis Subijciens. [Bound with:] Maechden-Plicht ofte ampt der Ionck-Frouwen,

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A large Jacob Cats (Dutch 1577 - 1660) Emblem book published in Amsterdam by Jan Jacobsz SchipperA large Jacob Cats (Dutch 1577 - 1660) Emblem book published in Amsterdam by Jan Jacobsz Schipper 1658. Wear and losses to spine, cover intact but also with some use wear, edge of pages with slight br

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Jacob Cats, Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, Jan Swelinck – The Water Spirit and the MountainThis emblem from Kunst voor Kracht features a river god or water spirit seated beside a stream, pouring water from an urn, while a waterfall cascades from a fortified mountain in the background. The L

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Cornelis van Dalen – Allegorical Frontispiece to Jacob Cats’ Buyten Leven – CopperplateThis powerful allegorical frontispiece was engraved by Cornelis van Dalen for the 1656 edition of Buyten Leven op Zorgvliet, one of the most celebrated emblematic works by the Dutch poet Jacob Cats. T

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) & Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne – Gront-Houwelick – EngravingThis emblematic page from Houwelick, the foundational moral treatise by Jacob Cats, presents the section titled “Gront-Houwelick” (“The Foundation of Marriage”) accompanied by a finely

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Jacob Cats, Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne – The Butterfly in the Sun – EngravingThis emblem from the series Kunst voor Kracht presents a butterfly flying above a burial shroud beneath the radiant sun. The Latin motto “Amor elegantiae pater” (“Love is the father of elega

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1779 Emblem Book Jacob CatsHuwelyk Dat Is, Het Gantsche Beleyt Des Echten Staats…, by Jacob Cats, printed at Amsterdam by Abraham Cornelis, 1779. Illustrated and General title. Several emblematic engravings. 538 pages. Bindin

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Symbolic Allegory of Faith – engraving (1700)This engraving depicts a complex religious allegory featuring a central heart resting upon an open book, topped with a crown and a cross emitting divine light within a classical interior. The composit

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Jacob Cats – Death Riding the Crocodile – Engraving (17th Century)This haunting emblem from the series Kunst voor Kracht depicts a skeletal figure of Death riding on the back of a crocodile as it emerges from a riverbank. The Latin motto “Nescit habere modum&rdquo

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Jacob Cats – Emblemata: Touch with Salt, It Melts – Engraving (Circa 1618)This engraving is an emblem from the influential Dutch emblem book, Proteus (1618) or a later edition of Sinne- en Minne-beelden (1627). The circular image illustrates the motto "Sale Tange, Liqvescit

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Worldly Vanity – Etching (1700)This etching depicts King Solomon kneeling in prayer within an ornate architectural setting, surrounded by symbolic representations of his vast wealth and wives, published as an emblem within the mora

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Jacob Cats, Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne – The Ape and the Tortoise – Engraving – 17thThis emblematic engraving from the collection Kunst voor Kracht depicts an ape and a tortoise facing away from one another, set beneath rays of divine illumination breaking through the clouds. Accompa

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Jacob Cats – Portrait of Jacob Cats – Engraving (17th Century)This fine portrait engraving, likely a frontispiece for a collection of his works, depicts the poet and statesman Jacob Cats, shown bust-length wearing formal attire with a wide collar, set within an

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1779 Beautiful Illustrated Works Jacob CatsJacob Cats "Sinne En Minne-Beelden Selfstryt..", printed at Leyden by Hendrik van der Deyster, 1779. Several in text engravings and full page frontis as well as for Galathea.. Several works bound toge

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Emblem of the Palm Trees: Live in Harmony – EngravingThis emblem illustrates the value of concord and fidelity, conveyed by the Latin motto "Live in Harmony." The central engraving shows two palm trees leaning toward each other across a stream, an alleg

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Jacob Cats – Printed Page with the Emblem of the Yielding Reed – Engraving and Letterpress textThis item is a printed page featuring a circular copperplate engraving that illustrates the emblem of adaptability and humility. The image shows tall reeds bending dramatically under a fierce gust of

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Royal Carriage and Fallen Figure – engraving (1700)This engraving depicts a grand horse-drawn carriage carrying a royal figure, appearing as an illustration in the Dutch work titled Coffin. The scene shows a figure lying on the ground in the path of t

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Two portrait views – Copperplate Engraving (17th Century)This engraving presents two portrait views of Jacob Cats, the renowned Dutch poet, jurist, and statesman. The composition comes from the celebrated collected edition Alle de wercken van den heere Jaco

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Guillotine Execution Scene – engraving (1700)This engraving depicts a public execution by guillotine, appearing as an illustration in the Dutch work titled Coffin. The scene shows a large crowd gathered around a raised wooden platform where a co

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Seated Woman with a Mirror and Monkey – engraving (1655)This engraving depicts a seated woman in a formal interior holding a mirror and a fan while a monkey sits at her feet, serving as an illustration for the Dutch literary work titled Bedaeghde. The comp

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Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – Emblema:He Cares for That Which Has Weight – Engraving (17th Century)This print is an engraving from an emblem book, likely by Jacob Cats, titled "Emblema: Id Cvr.at, Qvod Pondvs Hab.et." (He Cares for That Which Has Weight.). The central image is a circular illustrati

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Jacob Cats (1577-1660) – The Turtle – Engraving (Early 17th Century)This engraving is an emblem from a book by the Dutch poet Jacob Cats. The work depicts a turtle crawling on a beach in the foreground, with a Dutch ship and a fortified city in the background. The ima

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Jacob Cats – Illustration for Manly Conjugal Virtue: Scene of Courtly Conflict – EngravingThis print is a book page featuring a central engraving that illustrates a dramatic scene of courtly conflict. The image depicts a woman aggressively confronting or attacking a seated figure (likely a

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Adriaen van de Venne & Jacob Cats – Emblem XXXIII: Facit Occasio Furem – Original EngravingThis original 17th-century emblem engraving titled Facit occasio furem (“Opportunity makes the thief”) presents a sheep caught in thorny branches, its wool snagged and hanging in tufts—an al

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