The Man who bought a piece of land (first excuse).

Engraving, 20,5 x 25 cm, laid paper with watermark (Briquet 8808), signed and dated in the plate at lower right "MHeemskerck Inventor, DVCoornhert Sculpsit 1559.6.23" (trimmed to and within the borderline, upper right edge sl. frayed).

Under passe-partout.

From the series "The Parable of the King who prepared a wedding" (6 pl.). With one line of Latin text in lower margin. An excellent impression of the first state (of 4), published by Hieronymus Cock.
Ref. New Hollstein (van Heemskerck) 344.1.