Philipp GALLE (Haarlem 1537 - Antwerp 1612) "It's easier for a camel ... (Matthew 19:24)" (The wretchedness of wealth) Original graver etching signed in plate on the bottom right "PGalle F" by a subject by Maarten van Heemskerck for the series of six entitled "The wretchedness of wealth" dating back to 1563 and of which it is the No. 1. Beautiful copy in the fifth state of five, with the cartouche at the bottom center with the verses of Junius "Divitum misera sors ..." and the address of Joannes Galle, printed on a portion of thin laid paper bearing a watermark " Aquila ”typical of sixteenth-century paper production, with large margins beyond the imprint of the slab, traces of dirt and touches as well as some slight folds but overall in excellent general condition. Bibliography: The New Hollstein "Philips Galle" Rotterdam 2001 part II n ° 281. Measurements in mm: 172 x 231