Historical Woodcut Illustrations

A collection of historical woodcut prints featuring various figures such as apostles and symbolic representations of virtues, characterized by detailed line work and historical themes.

Sheet with on one side a description in two columns of the French defeat at the battle of Luzarra, 15 August 1702 On the other side a cartoon of an old foolish Jewish peddler wearing a jester's cap, a bag of jesters, a basket of jesters in his hand, and a staff on which a jester sits Near the staff are glasses Flies swarm around the peddler's head, De Vlaamse Brillenenkramer, 1702 Den Vlaamse Vermakelycken Brille Kraamer, Verhalende al het nieuws uyt alle Lande, Stede en Koninckrijcken , print maker: anonymous, Low Countries, 1702, paper, letterpress printing, h 415 mm × w 324 mm
Sheet with on one side a description in two columns of the French defeat at the battle of Luzarra, 15 August 1702 On the other side a cartoon of an old foolish Jewish peddler wearing a jester's cap, a bag of jesters, a basket of jesters in his hand, and a staff on which a jester sits Near the staff are glasses Flies swarm around the peddler's head, De Vlaamse Brillenenkramer, 1702 Den Vlaamse Vermakelycken Brille Kraamer, Verhalende al het nieuws uyt alle Lande, Stede en Koninckrijcken , print maker: anonymous, Low Countries, 1702, paper, letterpress printing, h 415 mm × w 324 mm