Author: Hendrik Numan (1736-1788)
Title: [Wenskaart / Wish Card, 1750] Hand colored blank decorative card with scenes from the New Testament, published ca. 1750, 1 p.
Description: Hand colored Rococo decorative print to be employed as a wish card.The border decorated scenes from the New Testament.Signed at bottom left: H. Numan fecit (Hendrik Numan (1736-1788)). With the address of the publisher: Gedrukt by de Erve J. van EGMONT: op de Reguliers Breestraat, te Amsterdam. Numbered on the bottom right: No. IV.Nieuwjaarsprenten – wensen – Nieuwejaarswens – Paaswens – Pinksterwens – Kermiswens – kransen – decoratieve prenten met geschreven wensen – nieuwjaarsgedichtjes – wensbrieven – sierrand – schoonschrift – kalligrafie – calligrafie – calligraphy – nieuwjaarsbrieven – zegenwens – heilwens – kermisrijm – (wens)brief – schoolboy pieces – decorated writing sheets – Christmas sheets Handcolored woodcut on paper; total: 417 x 329 mm; mild traces of a horizontal folding crease, otherwise in very good condition.  With watermark. Buijnsters-Smets 2007, p. 201, cat. nr. 4.

Keywords: Hand colored|Iconography|New Year and Christmas wishes|Theology|Woodcut