Centsprent: Het Metalen Kruis. No. 6.

Het Metalen Kruis (metal cross), a badge awarded to those who participated in the Ten Days' Campaign against the Belgian Revolution (Belgische Opstand), with around it a ribbon and dice, and at the bottom left another smaller metal cross. Accompanied by a description explaining the rules to a dice game. The winner receives the title ‘Ridder van het Metalen Kruis’ (Knight of the Metal Cross).Rotterdam, T.J. Wijnhoven-Hendriksen (1819 - 1849); address mentioned on the print: ‘Te Rotterdam, bij T.J. Wijnhoven Hendriksen, Boek- en Plaatdrukker op de Hoogstraat’; numbered ‘No. 6’. l 2 woodcut illustrations on handmade paper; hand coloured in blue and orange; under the image a text in letterpress; total: 405 x 335 mm; mounted on cardboard, paper in good condition, except small restoration with tape on the verso.De Meyer pp. 343, 539, Boerma p. 839 (Wijnhoven 6). CP034

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Centsprent: Het Vermakelijk Harlikein-Spel. No. 95.

Children’s print with the game called ‘Harlekijnspel’, named after the Harlequin figure in the middle of the print, carrying a bag with the number 7. Around him is an arch with the numbers 2 to 12. The game is played with two dice. The players have to put a token on the number rolled with the dice. Number seven is the pot, and the players who roll seven leave their token there, meaning that throughout the game more tokens stay in the pot. The person who is the last to have tokens left wins. The rules are explained at the bottom of the print.Schaarbeek, Hemeleers & Van Houter (1827 - 1894), numbered ‘95’ in the upper right corner. l Woodcut illustration (310 x 250 mm) on paper; hand coloured in yellow, red and blue; text under image in letterpress; total: 390 x 315 mm; paper in good condition.Meyer p. 164, Boerma p. 760 (Hemeleers 95).

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Centsprent: Jeu de l’oie / Ganzenspel. No. 44.

Print of the Game of Goose (ganzenbord), one of the most popular games in Dutch history. It probably originated from Italy in the sixteenth century, and the first Dutch edition was printed in 1640 in Amsterdam by Claes Jansz. Visscher. The journey over the board from number 1 to 63 stands for the journey through life, which can take unexpected turns, misfortune being symbolised by the well, prison and death, and fortune by the geese, that allow players to move forward a second time.Schaarbeek, Hemeleers & Van Houter (1827 - 1894), numbered ‘44’ in the upper right corner. l Woodcut illustration in border (260 x 350 mm) on paper; hand coloured in yellow, red and blue; text under image in letterpress; total: 335 x 385 mm; reinforced with tape on verso, slightly darkened top and bottom margin.Meyer p. 163, Boerma p. 759 (Hemeleers 44).

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Centsprent: Jeu de Cartes / Jeu de Domino. N. 60.

Catchpenny print with 28 domino tiles and 32 playing cards, intended to be cut out and used for playing.Schaarbeek, Hemeleers & Van Houter (1827 - 1894), numbered ‘N 60’ in the top. l Two sets of woodcut illustrations, on the left 28 (each ca. 25 x 40 mm) and on the right 32 (each ca. 20 x 35mm), on mechanically produced paper; stencil coloured in yellow, red and blue; total: 320 x 390 mm; slightly torn edges.Meyer p. 163, Boerma p. 759 (Hemeleers 60).

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