A mouse is caught in a mousetrap held by an old woman; a girl pulls on a cord tied to the mouse's tail. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after A. Marinetti, il Chiozzotto.

  • Marinetti, Antonio, 1710-1796.
Date:
[between 1700 and 1799]
Reference:
2476898i
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Description

The girl and the woman exchange looks, suggesting a parallel between human life and the fate of the mouse in the trap

Publication/Creation

[Venice] : [Cavalli?], [between 1700 and 1799]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 44.4 x 34.7 cm

Lettering

Nobilissimo viro, oratori summo Paulo Raynerio P.V. senatori praestantissimo, ingenio, doctrina, comitate morum nullli secundo D.D.D. Ant. Marinetti detto il Chiozzotto inv. et pinx. ; Nicolaus Cavalli del. et sculp. Venetiis

Creator/production credits

Dedicated to Paolo Renier, penultimate doge of Venice

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2476898i

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