Idleness is the devil's bolster
Also known as: Ledigheid is des duivels oorkussen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1894 - 1918
A police officer holds a boy wearing a cap by his ear. On the right, a lamppost with a broken pane. In the background, the silhouette of a devil. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2015-26-2118; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography; measurements height 560 mm x width 450 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper
- Technique
- color lithography
- Measurements
- height 560 mm x width 450 mm
- Dimensions museum
- height 560 mm x width 450 mm
Identification
- Original title
- Ledigheid is des duivels oorkussen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- RP-P-2015-26-2118
- Museum classification
- print · poster
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against poster and printing-history references.