Adversity is sustained by God, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679, Page from a book (p. 163) with text on verso. In an oval cartouche the interior of a room. In the foreground a youth throws a glass into the air. Next to the youth are more glasses on a table. An apple tree is depicted in the background. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quotation from the Bible (Psalm 36:24, now Psalm 37:24). Below the print is a caption: 'Soo 't valt ten grondt, het breckt terstondt' (as it falls to the ground, it breaks) and a description explaining the print. Glass and crystal often break because

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