The Despair draws Amor to an open grave with a dagger in her chest. The rage, armed with a dagger, has appeared at the grave and is holding a burning torch. In the margin is a two-line caption in Dutch. This illustration was made for the comedy 'Didoos Doot' (1668), written by Andries Pels. The print is part of a four-part series with scenes from this tragedy, Anger and Despair leading Amor towards the grave Title page: A. Pels, Didoos Doot, 1668 Illustrations for the tragedy 'Didoos Doot' (series title), print maker: Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), 1668, paper, etching, h 183 mm

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