Centsprent: Beschouw, o vaderlandsche Jeugd! / Der vadren Trouw en Moed en Deugd. / En dat uw teeder hartontbrand / In zucht voor hun en ’t Vaderland, A.

Catchpenny print with 16 events from Dutch history, mainly from the Eighty Years’ War (Tachtigjarige Oorlog), showing famous historical figures such as Albert Beijling being burried alive, Jan van Schaffelaar jumping of the tower in Barneveld, Kenau Hasselaer defending Haarlem against the Spanish, and the murder of Prins Willem (William I). At the top, the seal ‘Tot nut van ‘t algemeen’ of the Maatschappij tot Nut van ’t Algemeen, and signed ‘G. oortman’. When in 1784 the Maatschappij tot Nut van ’t Algemeen was founded, several publishers received permission to use their stamp on prints that had been approved by the association, as being of moral and pedagogical value. Stichter commissioned the brothers G. and J. Oortman to create a series of ‘Nutsprenten’ of which only 6 prints appeared.Amsterdam, Erve de Wed. C. Stichter (1715 – 1813) ‘Te Amsterd., bij d’Erven van de Wed. C. Stichter, Boekverk. in de Warmoesstraat, schuin over de Oude kerksteeg, in de Oude Berg Calvarie, in N. 159’; lettered ‘A.’ in upper right corner, the first print in Stichter’s series of ‘nutsprenten’.l 16 woodcut illustrations (each ca 70 x 60 mm) on paper; under each image a 4-line verse; total: 410 x 330 mm; Pro Patria watermark; folded twice.De Meyer p. 309, Boerma p. 827 (Stichter A).

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Catalogue: Categories Categorieën, Centsprenten, Education Helden History Nederlandse Opvoeding, Popular prints Prenten, Prints Royals Vaderlandse Vorsten, Woodcut

Centsprent: Deez’ prent met veel verscheidenheid, / Wordt lievers u weêr toegeweid … no. 40.

Educational print showing nine illustrations of well-behaved children as examples that the young readers should follow, such as learning their lessons, cleaning spilled water and giving bread to a poor lady.Amsterdam, P.C.L. van Staden (c. 1850 - c. 1870); via B. Lenfring, whose address is mentioned on the print: ‘B Lenfring, Haarlemmerdijk 443 te Amterdam’; numbered ‘No. 40.’ in upper right corner.l 9 woodcut illustrations (each 80 x 75 mm) on mechanically-produced paper, hand coloured in green, red and yellow; 6 verses and under each image a 6-line verse; total: 370 x 295 mm; folded twice, several brown stains, some small holes.De Meyer p. 296, Boerma p. 821 (Staden 40).

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Catalogue: Centsprenten, Education Handcoloured Opvoeding, Popular prints Prenten, Prints Woodcut

Centsprent: Bijbelsche Zinnebeelden des Nieuwe Testament, no. 29.

Moralising print of various New Testament parables and miracles, such as the rich man and Lazarus, Christ healing the blind man, and Zaccheus and the sycamore tree.Zaltbommel, Noman (1814 - 1830), mentioned on the print: ‘te Z. Boemel By J. Noman, Boekdrukker’; numbered ‘No. 40’ in upper right corner.l 9 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 50 x 75 mm) on handmade paper; hand coloured in orange and yellow; 4-line verses under each image, in letterpress; total: 408 x 307 mm; Pro Patria watermark; stains at the right edge; right margin cut off, traces of previous mounting on verso.De Meyer p. 246, Boerma p. 791 (Noman 40).

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Catalogue: Centsprenten, Education Handcoloured Opvoeding, Popular prints Prenten, Prints Religion Woodcut

Centsprent: Nederlandsche Weldadigheid, Litt. A.

Popular print showing various charitable initiatives, most of which were organised by the Maatschappij van Weldadigheid (Society of Humanitarianism) a Dutch private organisation founded by Johannes van den Bosch in 1818 to help poor families in the aftermath of the Napoleonic French occupation. The initiatives include: free vaccinations, admission to an orphanage, the ‘Fundatie van Renswoude’, Frederiksoord, the orphanage in Veenhuizen, a ‘gasthuis’, the distribution of soup and peat (turf), donations, the distribution of bread, a home for the disabled, a courtyard in an alms house, and a retirement home.At the top, the seal ‘Tot nut van ‘t algemeen’ of the Maatschappij tot Nut van ’t Algemeen. This association granted publishers permission to use their seal on prints that they had established to be of moral and pedagogical value.Signed: A. Cranendonck; inscription on verso: W.J. Venema.Amsterdam, Hendrick van Munster en Zoon, (1819 - 1835), address mentioned on the print: ‘Te Amsterdam, ter Boekdrukkerij van Hendrik van Munstern en Zoon, op de Warmoesgracht, N. Z., No. 7’; Amsterdam; lettered ‘Litt. A.’ in upper right corner.l 12 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 65 x 87 mm) on handmade paper; under each image a 4-line verse, above each image a number corresponding to a title at the bottom; text in letterpress; total: 420 x 335 mm; Pro Patria watermark; folded three times, some small holes along the folds, small tear at the bottom. De Meyer p. 236, Boerma p. 790 (Munster A).

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Catalogue: Armenzorg, Care for the poor Centsprenten, Education Opvoeding, Popular prints Prenten, Prints Woodcut

Centsprent: Various animals, N. 73.

Catchpenny print. Children’s print of various animals: a deer, porcupine, donkey, cow, harrier, parrot, monkey, squirrel, eagle, pheasant, owl, guinea fowl, bear, turkey, swan and a wild boar. Deventer, J. de Lange (1818 - 1845), via Mindermann & co., Amsterdam, whose address is mentioned on the print: ‘Te Amsterdam, bij Mindermann en Comp., In de Bergstraat’; numbered ‘N. 73.’ in the upper right corner.l 16 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 60 x 50 mm) on paper; hand coloured in orange and blue, with brownish colouring added later; under each image a caption with the animal’s name; total: 415 x 340 mm; folded three times, worn at the folds and restored on verso with tape.De Meyer p. 207, Boerma p. 778 (Lange 73).

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Catalogue: Biology Centsprenten, Education Handcoloured Opvoeding, Popular prints Prenten, Prints Woodcut

Centsprent: Zie hier, ô lieve Jeugd die ‘t spelen steeds bemint, / wat onze Konst en Vlyt U aanbiedt in deez’ print … No. 66.

Didactic print of the alphabet (ABC-prent), showing the uppercase and lowercase letters accompanied by an object with a name starting with that letter, such as an ark, a bridge, and a coffee mill.Signed: Waleson.Breda, W. van Bergen (1784 - 1815), via de Erve H. Rynders, Amsterdam, whose address is mentioned on the print: ‘by de Erve H. Rynders, in de Tweede Tuin Dwarsstraat te Amsterdam’; numbered ‘No. 42’ in top right corner.l 25 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 40 x 45 mm) on paper; hand coloured in orange and brown; 4 verses, and verses under each image in letterpress; total: 420 x 330 mm; folded twice, restorations with tape on verso.De Meyer p. 79, Boerma p. 721 (Bergen 66). CP072