Dutch school, first half 17th cent. "Eylaes acharm ter werelt noyt poverder man..."

Engraving, 23.5 x 15 cm, on 17th cent. laid paper, mounted at upper margin. Fine impression: the sheet w. folds and a few sm. stains, otherwise a very good copy w. good margins.

Very fine and extremely rare etching (no other copies traced), dep. a desperate farmer, w. his farm in the background, above an 8-line verse in Dutch: "Eylaes acharm ter werrelt noyt poverder man/ See qualyck bedacht dat ick oyt te pleyten began/ Ros waghen sack en saet tisser ghebleven al/ tlandt versuymt te bouwen Daer ick den nootdruft hael van/ Ouds en traech geworden niemant my wat geven sal/ Te laet gedaecht gewaerschout altyts bleeff even mal/ Nu wenende thooft clouw om dat ick sy voorwaer/ Van een jong pleyter gheworden Oudt bedelaer."