Adversity teaches us to serve God, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679, Page from a book (p. 81) with text on verso. In an oval cartouche a street view. In the foreground, a maid is returning from the market. In her hands she carries a heavy basket full of ingredients and a dead rooster. She is moving towards a house where a footman and a coachman are waiting outside. Through a window we see the interior of a house where a party is celebrating. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quotation from the Bible (Ephesians 6:5). Below the print a caption, 'Who well doth, Wort loveth.' and a description explaining the print. Maids, servants and lackeys complain bitterly about the heavy work they have to perform in the service of their lord. However, those who endure this work and do not complain will be loved by their master and rewarded. Comparatively, man should tolerate all adversity on earth, for the rewards will be all the greater in heaven., print maker: Gaspar Bouttats, (mentioned on object), F. Franciscus Lijftocht, publisher: Arnold van den Eynden, print maker: Antwerp, Diest, publisher: Utrecht, 1679, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, h 145 mm × w 86 mm, h 64 mm × w 83 mm
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