Property from a Private English Collection.

HENDRICK GOUDT (THE HAGUE 1583-1648 UTRECHT)
Ceres seeking her daughter (The Mocking of Ceres), 1610
Engraving, fine impression of the only state, with small margin below, trimmed just within platemark on three sides, upper right, lower right and left corners detached.
31.5 X 24.2 cm

LITERATURE:
Holl. 5.

PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's, London, 06.10.03, Lot 30.

Made during Goudt’s residence in Rome from about 1604 to 1610, this engraving depicts the goddess Ceres on her quest to find her daughter, Proserpina. Quenching her thirst at a stranger’s home, she is mocked by a little boy for drinking so greedily. The print bears a dedication to Cardinal Scipione Borghese, an important collector and patron in Rome.