XL Zy micken al op 1614

aged paper

toned paper

light pencil work

sketch book

personal sketchbook

sketchbook drawing

watercolour illustration

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

watercolor

"XL Zy micken al op" is an engraving from 1614 by Dutch artist Roemer Visscher. The image depicts a scene of archers aiming their bows and arrows at a figure sitting on a throne. The work is part of a larger series of engravings called "Het Derde Schock" which are filled with allegorical imagery and text. This engraving illustrates a moral lesson about the dangers of ambition and the fickle nature of fortune. This work is a fine example of 17th-century Dutch engraving.