German satire on satirical writing. A man wearing a long wig, a loose gown and slippers sits at a table in a library clutching a purse in his left hand and with his right brandishing a stick at a satyr who holds a book open facing him. Behind him another satyr stands holding a smoking pipe. A monkey squats on the table holding a sheet of paper, another, on the floor, measures with dividers a ball which is attached by a chain to a belt around its waist. A hare sits on the back of the chair combing the man's wig, another, on the floor, holds an open book; a bottle and small glass on the floor behind the chair. 
<br>Etching and engraving
circa 1709 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1709-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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