Jeugd en ouderdom 1650 - 1700

This anonymous etching, titled "Jeugd en ouderdom" (Youth and Old Age), likely created between 1650 and 1700, contrasts the vigor of youth with the fragility of old age. A young man, adorned in a feathered hat, holds a lute and appears ready to dance. Meanwhile, an elderly man sits slumped, his leg bandaged and his head resting on his hand. The composition and its contrasting figures highlight the inevitability of time's passage and the contrasting stages of life.