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Poster for the weekly Humoristisch Album

Also known as: Affiche voor het weekblad Humoristisch Album

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1855 - 1863

On the left, a woman in jester costume holding a tambourine and a jester's staff in her hands. On the right, a satyr with a pan flute holds up a curtain. In the center, four men throw books from a balustrade, which are caught below by a crowd. Above, two putti blowing bubbles; below, a painter's palette and a book with the publisher's address. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2015-26-1999; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique lithography, hand coloring; measurements height 580 mm x width 460 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
paper
Technique
lithography, hand coloring
Measurements
height 580 mm x width 460 mm
Dimensions museum
height 580 mm x width 460 mm

Identification

Original title
Affiche voor het weekblad Humoristisch Album
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
RP-P-2015-26-1999
Museum classification
poster · print

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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