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Jester with a jester's cap on his back
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Jester with a jester's cap on his back

1596 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A jester, half-length, in an oval frame, with a jester's cap hanging on his back and holding a marotte (a club with a bust of himself at the end) in his hands. This object is the right part of a print of two jesters in oval frames, cut in two, with a Latin inscription between the ovals and its Dutch translation.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineNar met narrenkap op de rug. 1596. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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