The Fat Kitchen

Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, 1525–1569)

Pieter Bruegel, the Elder (Netherlandish, about 1525–1569)

Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, 1510–1570)

1563

Medium/TechniqueEngraving

DimensionsPlatemark: 22.3 x 29.2 cm (8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Sheet: 22.8 x 30 cm (9 x 11 13/16 in.)

Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession numberB2710

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InscriptionsIn plate, at upper right: pieter brueghel inue In plate, left of center, near engraver's monogram: 1563 In plate, at lower left: H. Cock excudeb In plate, at lower left: Hors diri Maigre - dos á eune'hideuse mine / Tu nas que' faire ici Car ces't Grasse-Cuisine In plate, at lower right: Uuech magherman uan hier hoe hongherich ghii siet / Tis hier al ueete Cuecken ghi en dint hier niet

ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, Babcock's bequest to MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)