4626 - 4645 FINE ARTS - CATCHPENNY PRINTS and POPULAR PRINTS
- Sl. frayed along edges; sm. stain in blank margin. = KVCS p. 840 (Wijnhoven Hendriksen 45).
"Het kind dat altijd vlijtig leert, steeds ouders, meesters, alle eert; mag ter belooning van zijn vlijt zich wel vermaken op zijn tijd." Catchpenny print w. 12 stencil col. woodcut ills. by C.J. SCHUYLING, captions below, "no. 8", Rott., T.C. Hoffers, ±1830.
- Three corners torn off, once sl. affecting image.
= KVCS (Hoffers) p.764, no.8; De Meyer 8. Nice depiction of early 19th cent. children's games and activities, i.a. kiting, badminton and spinning top.
AND 2 others, publ. by M.C. Mulders (Rott.): ''Gediertens'' (24 stencil col. woodcut ills., ''no. 122'') and ''Zegenwensch der Lantaarn-aanstekeren (...) Rotterdam, bij den aanvang van het Jaar 1841'' (woodcut ills. w. text below).
- Partially w. cut-out figures; various other sm. defects.
= Various subjects. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.
- Folded twice; sl. worn/ sl. dam. on folds; stain in lower corner on verso shining through.
= KVCS p.809, 2. The four illustrations of the beggar, farmer, warrior and a nobleman form a social satire on the poor position of the farmer. The beggar has nothing ("Aes en aes en heeft niet"), the warrior doesn't give ("deux aes en geeft niet"), so the famer has to pay ("Quarter trois moet geven") the nobleman, because he has to live ("daer sinque six van moet leven").
"Gij, lieve Kind'ren! kunt uit Duimpjes voorbeeld leeren, Dat moed en overleg 't gevaar kan overheeren." Catchpenny print w. 12 thumb-col. woodcut ills., letterpress captions below, Rott., J. Hendriksen, ±1800.
= KVCS p.762, 97.
AND 5 others, i.a. "Verkiest, ô Kinderen! uit de onderstaande Beelden, Uw smaak, of zy misschien uw keuze en zinnen streelden." (Amst., Erfgen. van de Wed. C. Stichter No.50, 12 thumb-col. woodut ills.) and "Uile-spiegel. - Thyl-Capon" (Sneek, F. Holtkamp No.31, 20 stencil-col. woodcut ills.).
- All sl. foxed (finger)soiled; some marginal tears, not affecting image.
= The first two scenes are probably part of a series: on the first one a man attacks another man with a pitchfork when he tries to climb into the window to see his lover (the hazards of love), the second one shows them fighting while the woman throws water on the attacker (cooled passion). The third scene could be showing the wedding day of the man who tries to see his lover, although, the clothes are not exactly the same as on the first two prints.
- A few vague (water)stains.
= KVCS (Hoffers) p. 800, no. A; Meyer, p. 260, no. A. Nice depiction of different inhabitants of Europe, i.a. a French gentleman courting a seated lady, a Scottish couple both in a skirt, an Italian man touching a woman in an intimate way and a man from Lapland with a typical traditional hat.
- Vague horizontal fold; trifle soiled.
= Nice depiction of children looking through a peepshow, working in the garden and playing.
= KVCS, p.803 (no.5, Ratelband a.o.).
"Zie Neêrlands Koning met zyn' dierb're Gemalin, En Kroonprins, Neêrlands hoop en Ruslands Groot-Vorstin". Handcol. woodcut print, from 2 blocks, signed J.O.(ortman), Amst., Erve H. Rynders, ±1816.
= De Meyer p.282 and p.598: "Twee hofkoetsen uit de eerste helft van de 19e eeuw zijn afgebeeld op een ongenummerde prent van de Erve H. Rynders te Amsterdam. In de eerste koets is gezeten koning Willem I en zijn gemalin, in de tweede de kroonprins, later Willem II en zijn vrouw Anna Paulowna." KVCS, p.812.
AND 18 other catchpenny prints, by various Dutch publishers, i.a. so-called 'Nutsprenten'.
- Sl. soiled; upper right corner torn off, not affecting the image. = KVCS p. 727, no. 98.
''Gij ziet in deze Plaat de dappere ruiterij, in dienst van Nederland voor Vorst en Maatschappij''. Catchpenny print w. 6 handcol. woodcut ills. by W. BAL, w. captions below, ''letter G'', without adress (prob. Amst., Van Staden), ±1850.
- Some sm. marginal tears, not affecting image. = KVCS p. 819 (Van Staden, no. G).
AND 13 others similar (3x uncol.), mainly German and Dutch, i.a. ''Köninglich Preussische Cuirasier'', ''Holländische Kürassiere'' and ''Paarden''.
- Folded twice. = Rare prints in catchpenny style.
AND 4 others: 2 catchpenny print portraits publ. by Van Lier and 2 handcol lithogr. prints without address.
- Sl. frayed/ dam. along edges.
''Eröffnung des Sarges des Kaisers Napoleon auf der Insel St. Helena am 16 Ockt 1840''. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1900), col. lithogr. catchpenny print w. German caption below, ''no. 460''.
- Sl. frayed/ dam. along edges.
AND 4 others similar (1x col.), all showing battles.
- Waterstained and browned; folded.
= With a letterpress number "21" in the woodcut. View of de Dam, Amsterdam. Scarce.
= KVCS, p.742 (no.45).
AND ±20 other catchpenny prints, i.a. from the same series and Meijer's Kinderprenten (±15x).
= Münchener Bilderbogen no.286. About a naughty boy who has new pants, falls into the water, gets stuck with his pants, falls into a barrel with syrup, gets stung by wasps and finally is chastised by his father.
"Le Vengeance d'une nègre". Catchpenny print w. 9 col. lithogr. ills., printed by Imagerie Quantin.
- Edges frayed. = A variation on one of the Struwwelpeter stories.
ADDED: 16 others by IMAGERIE QUANTIN.
- Doubled; soiled/ (water)stained/ dam. on folds.
= Papertoys p.107; cf. KVCS p. 874 (Uilenspelen, Wijnhoven Hendriksen).
- A few marginal tears, twice sl. affecting image; sl. soiled; a few vague waterstains.
= KVCS, p.745 (mentions only copies without address).
"De Olivant. Gebruikd voor de olivantejagd". Lithogr. catchpenny print, 30x40,5 cm., printed captions in Dutch, Italian, German, French and English, ''No.181'', without adress (prob. Mainz, J. Scholz), ±1860.
- Trifle (finger)soiled.
AND 4 other contemp. handcol. woodengr. catchpenny prints, i.a. ''Die kleinen Spielkammeraden'' and ''Die Geschwiester''.
- Sl. creased.
= Depicting i.a. a monkey making a man dance, cats escaping from mice, a sleigh ride without snow and a bird shooting at a man.
(German merchants touting their wares). Handcol. lithogr. catchpenny print w. 16 scenes, ''No. 42'', ibid., Joh. Trautner, ±1830.
- Vague waterstain in two corners, sl. affecting image; sl. creased; some sm. brown stains in blank margin.
= Showing sellers of i.a. apples, herring, salad and sausages.
AND 3 others similar published by G.N. Renner, all with multiple scenes, i.a. showing German merchants.
- W. folds; sl. soiled and browned.
ADDED: two unrelated catchpenny prints.