Wine Inspection. Three rats as human wine commissioners at wine-casks, threatened by the cellarman with the rolling-pin “Mort aux Rats”. On the board cans + bottles. Coloured etching. C. 1820. 23.1 x 28.8 cm.
With distich in the lower margin: Sur votre dos je vais poser / L’argent que j’ai à vous donner. – Trimmed within the white platemark with recess of the text. – Mounted at the corners, backed little tear at the upper margin.
Offer no. 9,533 / EUR 74. (c. US$ 101.) + shipping
“ Received the 2 parcels yesterday in A. M. I am very pleased with the books as well as the condition of them. Thank you again … I hope we can do business again in the near future ”
(Mr. L. A. F., March 11 and 1 resp., 2001)