Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Penny Prints

Het gastmaal by CR Schurich 1848-1929


Spreekwijze by H vd Moolen 1848-1929


Danseurs de corte et sauteurs - Koord-dansers en springers  by FA Beersmans 1866-1897


Armée allemande by C Burckardt 1889-1945


Aan uwen blijden vliegertijd, Is, lieve jeugd deez' prent gewijd by TJ Wijnhoven Hendriksen 1832-1849


Bij 't achtenveertigtal van deez verscheidenheden by Brepols & Dierckx zoon 1833-1880


Fransche koningen spel by G + P Didion 1828-1851


De ijzeren spoorweg - Le chemin de fer  1833-1880


De groote gilde os by EH Rijnders 1781-1854


De buitenkermis - Les saltimbanques  by A Cranendoncq 1833-1869


Artillerie légère by H Van Houter 1827-1894


Rijtuig voor ijzerenweg - Voitures pour chemin de fer  by Glenisson en Zonen 1856-1900


Clown tournant sur lui-même by HV Houter 1827-1894


Komt kinderen, ziet deez' wakkren haan - Le cocq Reveil-Matin vous donne l' intelligence by Brepols + Dierckx 1833-1880


The fabulous Memory of the Netherlands site (part of the National Library of The Netherlands) presents a new collection of more than 1200 Penny Prints [translation] -- Gallery view.

These 19th century woodblock prints come from a single donor collection and depict a wide range of cultural themes: humorous slapstick, nursery rhymes, religious devotionals, games, military battles, disasters and contemporary events of significance. Most appear to be aimed at children, but the often unsophisticated nature of the illustrations and potential for esoteric visual satire (and language barrier) make it a bit difficult to tell.

It's rare for such a large collection of popular prints to be preserved: these were generally low quality, high volume A4-sized pages sold to the poorer members of the community and likely discarded soon after purchase.

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