A half-naked allegorical female figure holds a stone with the inscription: Proficiat et recreat. Three naked boys playing in the grass, Title page for: Kasteleijn, Proseve on the Art of Being Always Cheerful. In four songs. Amsterdam, 1780, print maker: Cornelis Bogerts, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Ekels, (mentioned on object), publisher: Albrecht Borchers, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1780, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 198 mm × w 120 mm, h 90 mm × w 119 mm

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