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Illustrative prints depicting narratives and moral lessons with vibrant colors and playful imagery presenting various professions and folklore.

The dwarf with the nose, Oehmigke & Riemschnieder, 1828 - 1937 print Leaf with 16 performances from the story of Jacob that was turned into a squirrel, then turned into the dwarf with the nose and finally changed back into his original form. A caption under each image. Numbered bottom left: No. 82. Neuruppin paper letterpress printing tales and fairy tales. transformation, metamorphosis of person. little people. rodents: squirrel
The dwarf with the nose, Oehmigke & Riemschnieder, 1828 - 1937 print Leaf with 16 performances from the story of Jacob that was turned into a squirrel, then turned into the dwarf with the nose and finally changed back into his original form. A caption under each image. Numbered bottom left: No. 82. Neuruppin paper letterpress printing tales and fairy tales. transformation, metamorphosis of person. little people. rodents: squirrel
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Turnhout, Brepols & Dierckx zoon, Kinderschrik, Crocquemitaine, verso - stamped, Sheet with 12 representations of Mr. and Mrs. Croquemitaine, the French bogeymen who frighten children. Below each image a caption in Dutch and French. Numbered center top: 125., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 390 mm, width 302 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, 1833 - 1911, paper, papier, kleurlithografie (procedé), letterpress printing, boekdruk, print maker, prentmaker
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Den Haan asked the Huys family early in the morning, / it will with Eyers Toen HUYS, / and 't Hill will leak the pot, and dishes clean: / and the kitten that drives away and catches the rot and muys. Leaf with 4 performances of a rooster, a chicken, a dog and a cat. Under every image a four-line verse. Numbered at the top right: 19.
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Turnhout, Brepols, Philippus Jacobus, The king of the Netherlands, with his most special war heroes, Le roi de Pays-bas, avec ses principaux guerriers, verso - stamped, Sheet with 16 representations of King William I and soldiers on horseback. Below each image a caption in Dutch and French. Numbered top right: 33., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 377 mm, width 303 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, Belgian, 1778 - 1845, publisher, uitgever, 1800 - 1833, paper, papier, houtcut, kleuren, letterpress printing, boekdruk, print maker, prentmaker
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The farmers Hofstede. Leaf with a large representation of a farm yard with farmers, farmers and farm animals. Under the show an eight-plated verse in two columns. Numbered upper left: No. 76.
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History of Robinson-Crusoé / Histoire de Robinson-Crusoe, 1833-1911 print Leaf with 16 performances from the story of Robinson Crusoe that strands on an island. Under each image a caption in Dutch and in French. Numbered in the middle: N. 136. Turnwood paper letterpress printing (scenes from) specific works of literature: Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
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Negoriant, 1833 - 1856 print Leaf with 20 performances of street vendors, such as a fruit seller, a milk girl and an umbrella seller. A caption under each image. Numbered at the top right: N. 131. paper letterpress printing merchant, salesman. street-trader
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Turnhout, Brepols, Philippus Jacobus, Troupes des quatre grandes Puissances de l'Europe, troops of the four great powers of Europe, verso - stamped, Sheet with 12 representations of soldiers and generals of the four great European powers, France, Russia, England and Austria. Below each representation a caption in French and Dutch. Numbered top right: N. 106., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 370 mm, width 318 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Belgisch, 1778 - 1845, publisher, uitgever, 1800 - 1833, paper, papier, houtcut, kleuren, letterpress printing, boekdruk, print maker, prentmaker
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Europa, Turnhout, Beersmans, Franciscus Antonius, Floskaertjes, Floskaartjes, Europe, verso - stamped, Sheet with 36 playing cards (floskaartjes) with representations of various figures. The images form eighteen pairs, numbered in ascending order from number 1 at the top left to number 36 at the bottom right. Except for the two lowest numbers, they show seventeen couples, man and woman, with the man just one number higher than the woman, with each pair representing a profession or a social position. Numbered top center: No. 68., print, prent, volksprent, card game, kaartspel, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 425 mm, width 324 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1840-06-14 - 1897-01-25, publisher, uitgever, 1866 - 1902, paper, papier, houtcut, kleuren, letterpress printing, boekdruk, print maker, prentmaker
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Aztec: page from Vienna Nahua manuscript of Zapotec origin. Lithograph
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Social game Picture Lottery Firma: Aux Trois Brothers
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They baron a they spectacle, 1897 print Leaf with 6 performances of the dog from Baron van Dikbuik that gets the sausages of the bacon butcher. A caption under each image. Numbered in the top left: Série 14. - No. 13. Paris paper letterpress printing tales and fairy tales. dog. butcher, slaughterman. sausage
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Aztec: page from Vienna Nahua manuscript of Zapotec origin. Lithograph
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World War Two French Vichy propaganda poster telling the sad story of the life of Winston Churchill
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Luik, Gordinne, History of a bicycle, verso - stamped, Sheet with 9 illustrations about a bicycle that changes owner several times. A caption below each illustration. Numbered top right: No. 313., print, folk print, folk prints, prints, height 399 mm, width 270 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1894 - 1959, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker
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Becassine a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of La Semaine de Suzette on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of French comics.
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Image of youngness / tableau de la Jeunesse, 1800 - 1833 print Leaf with 9 performances of children's games and activities, including dancing, playing a soldier and kite kite. Under each image a caption in Dutch and in French. Numbered below: No. 53. Turnwood paper letterpress printing children's games and plays. dancing. (flying a) kite. rocking-horse
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An illustrated board for the Italian game of chance Biribi or biribissi, outlawed in 1837. Players bet on numbers from 1 to 70. Each number is illustrated with allegorical figures. Tableau du jeu de Biribi (collection M.S. Derville). Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.
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Game, 'Peter Parley's Victoria Game of British Sovereigns', 1832-1899, England, maker unknown. Acquired 1966.
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Reynaert de Vos / Le Roman du Renard. Leaf with 10 performances from the Epos of Reinaert de Vos. Left and top right twice the logo of the Beukelaer's factories. Under every performance four to seven lines of text in Dutch and French. The accompanying texts are advertised for the Beukelaer's biscuits, cocoa and chocolate.
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Views in Lapland, early 19th century. Witch selling wind to a sailor 10, Sami people riding a reindeer-driven sledge 11, and view of the North Cape of Europe 12. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylors Scenes in Europe, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travelers, John Harris, London, 1819.
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Les Quatregrandes PUISANCES DE L'EUROPE / The four great powers of Europe. Leaf with 12 performances of soldiers and generals of the four major European powers, France, Russia, England and Austria. Under every performance a caption in French and in Dutch. Numbered at the bottom right: Nr. 106.
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In all weather and wind; Louwerse's childprints. Leaf with 6 performances of a dog and people in different weather conditions. Between the images verses in letterpress. Numbered at the top right and bottom left: No. 11.