Elk leeft hier vroolyk en verblyd. Doch 't is slegts voor een korten tyd 1791 - 1812

"Elk leeft hier vroolyk en verblyd. Doch 't is slegts voor een korten tyd" (Everyone lives here cheerfully and happily. But it is only for a short time) is a satirical print by Jacobus Thompson, a Dutch artist who was active between 1791 and 1812. The print features two scenes depicting a group of people enjoying themselves, likely in a tavern or a similar setting. The text below each scene offers commentary on the fleeting nature of pleasure and the inevitability of death, a common theme in moralistic prints of the period. Thompson's work reflects a popular genre of satirical prints that sought to entertain and instruct audiences through humor and allegory.