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Of folys oppressyd with theyr owne foly, illustration from Alexander Barclay's English translation of 'The Ship of Fools', from an edition published in 1874

German School, (15th century) (after). Medium: engraving. Date: 1874. Alexander Barclay (c.1476-1552) Scottish born English poet, translated Sebastian Brandt's (1457-1521) Das Narrenschiff, as 'The Ship of Fools' in 1509. Image is a facsimile of the original German woodcut of 1497 and shows a fool being trampled by a donkey. Provenance: Private Collection. Photographic rights held by The Bridgeman Art Library.