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Title: Centsprent: Hier ziet gij Steven van der Klok, / En al zijn hooggeroemde daden, / Waar hij zoo veel opzien trok, / En zich met eer zag overladen, N. 25.
Description: The history of Steven van der Klok, the diligent worker who sounds the bells, mows the grass, and catches fish. One day, however, he climbs a tree to fetch a bird’s nest and he falls to his death.Deventer, J. de Lange (1752 - 1849); via Schalekamp en van de Grampel, Amsterdam, whose address is mentioned on the print: ‘Te Amsterdam, bij Schalekamp en van de Grampel, op de N.Z. Voorburgwal over de N. Kerk.’ numbered ‘No. 25 in upper right corner. l 24 woodcut illustrations (each 45 x 57 mm) on handmade paper, hand coloured in red, blue and yellow; 2-line verses under each image; total: 415 x 335 mm; Pro Patria watermark, countermark: ‘A van Houtum & Zoon’; folded twice, several holes and parts missing from the margins.De Meyer p. 205, Boerma p. 777 (Lange 25).

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