Representation of the proverb 'Look before you leap', Mercct on this figuer and what she means: Sy learns to keep calm, in all that one does and sees (title on object), Moralistic representation that is sometimes interpreted as a cartoon on the Arminians or on the graves of Egmond and Hoorne. Possibly a cartoon on the Bishop of Munster or Prince Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, based on the note of the date 1674 3/24 (March 24) on the print. The inscription in the middle 'Sy teaches to be careful in all that one does and sees' better indicates the subject of the performance. The subject can also be

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