Saint Martin on board a ship of fools, Saint Martin stands behind his horse on a ship of fools. Over his arm hangs his cloak, which is held by beggars on shore. Some jesters are fighting with jesters in a rowboat, which is next to the jesters' ship. On the water's edge, several figures walk, crawl and roll, referred to in the text in the margin as 'lame, dirty and poor scum'. A few boats are still sailing in the background. On the left, figures watch from a fortress. Below the scene in the margin is a one-line caption in Dutch., print, print maker: anonymous, after design by: Jheronimus Bosch, (mentioned on object), publisher: Joannes Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Low Countries, after design by: Den Bosch, publisher: Antwerp, 1626 - 1676, paper, engraving, etching, brush, height, 339 mm × width, 429 mm
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