Den spaer-pot te vroeg ghemaeckt tot scherven (Save money in youth to avoid poverty in old age), from the series Six Proverbs
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Karel van Mander I|Nicolaes Braeu
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Meulebeke 1548–1606 Amsterdam|Netherlandish, active Haarlem, ca. 1586–died 1600
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: late 16th century
Medium: Engraving with letterpress; second state
Dimensions: plate: 9 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (24.5 x 17.5 cm)
sheet: 13 11/16 x 8 15/16 in. (34.8 x 22.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Tunick, in memory of A. Hyatt Mayor, 1980
Accession year: 1980