Vanitas depiction in the form of a woman, dressed in precious clothing, admiring herself in a hand mirror, on her lap a little dog, at her feet a little monkey. On the table next to her jewelry and a board game. Through the window behind the lady, a putto climbs in with a banderole that reads 'VANITAS VANITATUM, EST OMNIA VANITAS'. Below the scene two lines of text in Latin, Allegory of Vanity (young lady with mirror and putto), print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (mentioned on object), Jacob de Gheyn (II), publisher: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1595 - 1596, paper

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