Fortuin en de arme man 1778 - 1785

"Fortuin en de arme man" (Fortune and the poor man) is a 1778-1785 etching by Dutch artist Noach van der (II) Meer. The etching depicts a winged, nude figure of Fortune, holding a cloth, and flying away from a poor man holding a shovel in a field. The etching is a print, meaning that the artist has created a plate and then used acid to etch the design onto the plate. The plate is then used to create a multitude of prints that can then be sold as an affordable way to have an artist's work in one's home. The etching is currently located at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.