Staircase of the Great, ca. 1700, The Ascending Staircase of the Great (title on object), Staircase of the Great. Ascending stairs showing the secular and spiritual ranks and positions, from the playing child, farmer and citizen at the bottom to the pope, emperor and king at the top. In the bottom center Death points his crossbow at the viewer, on the right a jester. Between the arches, views of war on land and at sea. On the sheet below the plate verses belonging to the ranks and positions numbered 1-16 in Dutch., print, print maker: Melis Jansz Kock, (attributed to), publisher: Jacobus Robijn, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1690 - 1710, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 610 mm × width, 470 mm
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Staircase, Great, ca, 1700, Ascending Staircase, title, object, Ascending, stairs, showing, secular, spiritual ranks, positions, playing child, farmer, citizen, bottom, pope, emperor, king, top, bottom center Death points, crossbow, viewer, right, jester, arches, views, war, land, sea, sheet, plate verses belonging, ranks, numbered, 1-16, Dutch, print, print maker, Melis Jansz Kock, attributed, publisher, Jacobus Robijn, mentioned, Northern Netherlands, 1690 - 1710, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 610 mm × width, 470 mm
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