Les abus du mariage, ou sont clairement representez les subtilitez deshonnestes, tant des femmes que des hommes, dont ils usent pour se tromper l'un l'autre. A cecy sont adjoustez quelques enseignemens pour corriger tels abus. Misbruick des houwelycx, waer in klaerlijck word uitgebeeldt de boosheden en loosheden zo wel tusschen mannen als vrouwen gepleeght, om malkander behendigh te bedriegen. Hier zijn bygevoeght eenige nutte en noodige leeringh, streckende tot verbeteringe der hedensdaeghsche bedorven huyshoudinge. The mistake off matrimonij, wherin is clearely set out the shamefull craftinesse as well by men, as women, pleading one against an other of their shamefull deceitfulnesse. Here is also by joyned some learned instructions to the amendement and reproouing of that filthinesse
A 1641 Amsterdam book in French, Dutch and English by the engraver Crispijn van de Passe, published anonymously, warning readers about deceptions practised between husbands and wives. Its pictures are small oval bust portraits of men and women in period dress with lace collars, caps and fur-trimmed cloaks, some with short French captions; a designer could take the compact oval framing and the expressive poses and faces as a model for character studies.
