Adversity must be endured, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679, Page from a book (p. 37) with text on verso. In an oval cartouche a farmer catching birds with a net and another farmer catching birds with a decoy and a glue stick. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quote from the Bible (Proverbs 19:19). Below the print a caption: 'In strick, and tar, is the defense' and a description that provides an explanation: life has many adversities, it is better to endure them patiently than to defend oneself and suffer even more as a result., print maker: Gaspar Bouttats, F. Franciscus Lijftocht

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