Soo D'oude Songen Soo Pepen De Jongen (As the old sing, so the young twitter)

after a painting by Jacob Jordaens, history and portrait painter, draughtsman, watercolorist, and engraver, 1593-1678 (artist notes)
Dutch (artist nationality)
engraver and publisher (artist role)
Jordaens, Jacob, 1593-1678 (original artist)
Recto: (beneath image, in Latin): l. l.: Quod Cantant patulo maiores ore frequenter / Hoc Resonare Tubis Cauta Juuenta Studet; l. r.: Hec Bene depinxit Zeuxis Superauerat Artem, Si foret his Senibus vita, Sonusque Tubis. ; l. l.: I. Iordaens inuent et Pinxit; l. r.: Cornelis Danckerts exc.; verso: (in pencil) l. l.: C575/538; l. l.: (visible beneath paper lining, in pencil) Jordaens / Ritti Sep 1 00 / 70 fcs; l. r.: 4/ (upside down); l. r.: 12 1/4 x 16 3/4 (inscription)
Etching and engraving. (medium)
Trimmed to plate impression right side. Vertical center crease; edge tears along bottom, mended and supported by paper lining. Fully lined with paper backing. (condition)
Paul Ritti, Librairie Ancienne et Moderne, Paris, 29 Sept. 1925. (provenance)
Bagpipe, Recorder, Whistle (instrument)
Danckerts, Cornelis, active 1637-1684 [Possibly by] (related names)
17th century (century)
Miscellaneous Art (large) (miller category)

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.