Gezang in twee talen, pagina 1 1640

Crispijn van de Passe (II)'s "Gezang in twee talen, pagina 1" is a 1640 engraving of a musical score. The image presents sheet music for the song "Chanfon a la mode des Bergeres de la cour & de la ville", written in both French and Dutch. This is a single page of a larger work, which likely featured a collection of songs for the popular "herderinnen" (shepherdess) genre in Dutch and French. This small engraving, measuring just 140mm x 190mm, is a great example of Dutch printmaking from the 17th century and is currently part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum.