HARRIS SCHRANK FINE PRINTS

Hendrik Bary (1640-1707),  Old Woman Emptying Pot Throught the Window,  etching and engraving, after the  Frans van Mieris (1635-1681)painting “Goore Besje” (Sleazy Bess), c. 1670. Reference: Hollstein 10, fourth state (of 5); Wurzbach 6, third state (of 4), after the addition of the inscription J. Tangenas exc. In very good condition, on old laid paper with a Foolscap watermark, small margins, 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches. A very good impression. Simon Schama’s discussion of Dutch paintings such as this one in his Embarrassment of Riches is on point; he notes: “To judge from their art there were no wrinkles [...]

Hendrik Bary (1640-1707), Wine is a Mocker, etching and engraving, after Frans van Mieris (1635-1681), painted in 1664, printed in 1670.  Reference: Wurzbach 7, Hollstein 11, third state (of 3), after the addition of the name of the publisher Petrus Schenk, Jr. In good condition, on old laid paper with a large crest watermark, small margins, 11 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches. A very good impression of this iconic image. The title is taken from Proverbs 20:1 (Wine is a Mocker). The sleeper is ridiculed as a drinker. The owl recalls two proverbs: Drunk as an Owl, and “What use [...]