Hof-gedachten, dat is, invallen, by gelegentheyt oft op't gesichte van boomen, planten, bloemen, kruyden, en diergelijcke aerdt-gewassen, verweckt, in't Buyten-leven
A 1655 Dutch emblem book printed in Amsterdam by J.J. Schipper, written by the Dutch poet Jacob Cats for a general readership, with its poems illustrated by small copperplate engravings. The pictures are compact, densely hatched scenes of country life, gardens and everyday encounters, with figures in period dress set in open landscapes; a designer could draw on their clear staging, economical line work and the way they pair a foreground action with a distant town or view.
