Paye qui Tombe: Die eerst valt betaelt de Speelman, die laest, de Kosten (The Fall of the Country: The First That Falls Pays the Player, the Last the Costs)

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Romeyn de Hooghe

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Paye qui Tombe: Die eerst valt betaelt de Speelman, die laest, de Kosten (The Fall of the Country: The First That Falls Pays the Player, the Last the Costs) by Romeyn de Hooghe

Medium

Etching and letterpress; second state

Dimensions

sheet: 20 5/16 x 15 9/16 in. (51.6 x 39.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Accession Number

49.95.689

Tags

CircusCellosCrowdLadders

Art Historical Context

Behold *Paye qui Tombe: Die eerst valt betaelt de Speelman, die laest de Kosten* (The Fall of the Country: First That Falls Pays the, the Last the Costs a witty etching by the Dutch artist Romeyn de Hooghe This undated print, in its second state, captures a circus scene teeming with a lively crowd, musicians wielding cellos, and precarious acrobats on ladders—poised for a tumble. The bilingual title, blending French and Dutch proverbs, slyly warns of folly: the first to fall foots the bill for the entertainer, while the last bears the full expense. De Hooghe, a master of Baroque satire active ...

About the Artist

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1645–1708

Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch Baroque engraver, draughtsman, and political satirist who became the most prolific and versatile graphic artist of the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century. Born in Amsterdam, he rose to become one of early modern Europe's most important printmakers and a pioneering master of political satire. De Hooghe's significance extends far beyond his techn...

Paye qui Tombe: Die eerst valt betaelt de Speelman, die laest, de Kosten (The Fall of the Country: The First That Falls Pays the Player, the Last the Costs)

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