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Death visits the paupers' house. Etching by Johan Sadeler after Jan van der Straet.
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Death visits the paupers' house. Etching by Johan Sadeler after Jan van der Straet.

Jan van der Straet

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Lettering: Pauperibus mors grata venit, redimita corona florifera, et luctus ultima risus habet. O mors, bonum est iudicium tuum homini indigenti, et qui minoratur viribus, defecto ætate, etc. Eccl. cap: XLI.

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