[Ratcatcher] Achetez de ma mort aux Rats / Et défaites vous de vos Chats, / Qui partout font tant de ravage / Et vous cause trop dommage [...]
Gravé par Meheux A Paris Chez Audran, rue St Jacques aux 2 Pilliers d'Or. [c.1700] Rare mezzotint & fine, sheet 390 x 260mm (15¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed to plate; creased. A ratcatcher advertises his services with a rhyme explaining his efficiency and his superiority to reliance on cats. Scarce early mezzotint by Jacques Meheux.
[Ref: 43743] £320.00