The staircase of old age (title on object), A staircase of old age: a parent staircase. On the steps of the stairs, in the shape of a bridge, there are men and women between the ages of 0 and 100. Under the bridge an allegorical representation of transience. A curtain on either side of the performance. Below the scene a twelve-line verse in two columns. Numbered top center: No. 42., print, print maker: Hermanus Numan, (mentioned on object), print maker: Hendrik Numan, (mentioned on object), H. Palier & Zoon, (mentioned on object), print maker: Amsterdam, print maker: Amsterdam, Den Bosch

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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