Priester met twee misdienaars voor een altaar 1661

This etching, "Priester met twee misdienaars voor een altaar" (Priest with two altar boys before an altar), created by Sébastien Leclerc I in 1661, depicts a priest and two altar boys kneeling in prayer before an altar. The scene, likely set within a church, shows the priest facing an altar cloth that depicts Jesus Christ on the cross. The intricate details of the architectural elements and figures, rendered with fine lines and delicate shading, highlight the artist's skill in engraving. This artwork, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, offers a glimpse into religious practices and visual aesthetics of the 17th century.