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Title: Centsprent: Het Stadhuis te Delft / Het Koninklijk Paleis te Amsterdam, No. 47.
Description: Catchpenny print. Two large woodcut illustrations showing the City Hall in Delft, and the bottom the Royal Palace of Amsterdam (Paleis op de Dam). The top woodcut is probably a reused block of a waste collector, who is loading his cart. The bottom woodcut, with three drummers, was likely used as a New Year wish. Both woodcuts are signed ‘LUB’ (D. and H. van Lubeek?).Zutphen, W.C. Wansleven (c.1820 - c.1845); address mentioned on print: ‘Te Zutphen, ter Boekdrukkerij van W. C. Wansleven.’; numbered ‘no. 47.’ in the upper right corner. l Two woodcut illustrations on hand-made paper; stencil coloured with blue and brown; under each image a caption; total: 420 x 340 mm; Pro patria watermark; folded three times, some small holes, scribbles in pencil on the verso, frayed edges.Meyer p. 328, Boerma p. 835 (Wansleven 47). CP018

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