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Title: Centsprent: Neemt, kleinen, neemt vrolijk, beziet deze Prent, / Zij maakt u met Kloris en Roosje bekend … No. 4
Description: Children’s print showing the happiness that the wedding of Kloris and Roosje brings to the couple and all their guests. The father of the bride, Thomasvaer, turns out to be too old to join in the activities, dropping the dinner plates, and falling while dancing. Afterwards, the couple live happily ever after.Amsterdam, P.C.L. van Staden (c. 1850 – c. 1870), address mentioned on the print: ‘Te Amsterdam, bij P. C. L. van Staden Czn. Heerengracht hoek Hartenstraat’; numbered ‘No. 4.’ in upper right corner. 12 woodcut illustrations (each 65 x 75 mm) on paper, hand coloured in red, blue and yellow on mechanically produced paper; 4 verses, with under each image a 4-line verse; total: 425 x 335 mm; folded once, small tear in bottom margin. De Meyer p. 294, Boerma p. 820 (Staden 4, = v).

Keywords: Catchpenny prints|Children|Hand colored|Marriage|Woodcut