The Blue Cloak

Frans Hogenberg (c. 1540–1590), engraving, c. 1556-1560

Prints like this, intended to be hung in homes and schools, usually wore out and were discarded. This engraving, only two surviving impressions of which are known, illustrates a selection of 43 proverbs. The main legend refers to an old Netherlandish saying for a husband who is cuckolded by his wife: ‘She gives her husband the blue cloak.’

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2010-1
  • Dimensionsheight 378 mm x width 568 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets gedrukt van twee platen