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Professor in Philosophy and His Wife, La professeur en philosophie de F., M. sa femme, The Abuses of Marriage, print, album page, Series number, 41-42, 50, Two scenes on an album page. On the left, an old man, a professor of philosophy. With glasses on his nose, he is reading a book lying on the table in front of him. With his right hand, he turns the page. On the right, his wife with another younger man. Below that two quatrains in Dutch., printmaker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), Amsterdam, 1641, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, gravure, text in letterpress, height 96 mm x width 142 mm, couple of lovers, book - MM - book open, male sex, man, eyeglasses, spectacles, female sex, woman, unequal couple, ill-matched couple, adultery, A printed sheet shows two oval-framed engraved portraits side by side on a light paper background, the left oval containing an older bearded man wearing a rounded cap and a fur-lined robe, holding a pair of spectacles to his eyes with one hand while the other rests on an open book, and the interior of the oval filled with fine hatch shading; the right oval contains a seated pair, one figure with long curly hair leaning close and touching the shoulder of the other figure who has straighter hair, a head covering, and folded hands over a garment with a decorative clasp, with similar lined shading inside the oval and a narrow vertical dividing space between the two portraits.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_200

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Professor Philosophy Wife La professeur en philosophie de F M sa femme Abuses Marriage print album page Series number 41-42 50 Two scenes left old man professor philosophy glasses nose reading book lying table front right hand turns page right wife another younger man two quatrains Dutch printmaker Crispijn van de Passe Ii Amsterdam 1641 paper engraving letterpress printing gravure text letterpress height 96 mm x width 142 mm couple lovers book - MM - book open male sex man eyeglasses spectacles female sex woman unequal couple ill-matched couple adultery printed sheet two oval-framed engraved portraits side side light paper background left oval containing older bearded man wearing rounded cap fur-lined robe holding pair eyes hand rests open book interior oval filled fine hatch shading right oval contains seated pair figure long curly hair leaning close touching shoulder straighter hair head covering folded hands garment decorative clasp lined shading inside oval narrow vertical dividing space two portraits