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Title: Centsprent: Ziet eens leesgierige jeugd / Wat men u weer op komt dissen ... 43.
Description: Catchpenny print. Children’s print with several figures and scenes from the New Testament. The four evangelists Matthew (Mattheüs), Mark (Marcus), Luke (Lucas), and John (Johannes); Christ healing the sick (Mt 4:24); Christ’s disciples plucking grain on the Sabbath (Mt 1:12); part of the parable of the wedding banquet (Mt 22:12/13, mistakenly cited as Mt 21:12/13); the Pharisees asking whether one should pay the imperial tax to Caesar (Mt 22: 17-21); the parable of the bags of gold (Mt 25: 15 – 30), the denial of Peter (Mt 26:70-74), Peter recalling Jesus’ prediction of his denial (Mt 26:75) and Philip and the Ethiopian (Acts 8:30 - 39).Amsterdam, Wed. H. van der Putte (1766 – 1767), address mentioned on the print: ‘Amsterdam / Gedrukt by de wed: Hendrik van der Putte / Papier en Boekverkoopster op ‘t Water in de Loots-man.’ Numbered ‘43’ at the top of the leaf. 12 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 50 x 75 mm) on paper; hand coloured in orange, yellow and blue; 6 verses, 4-line verses under each image with a citation of the corresponding bible verse; total: 370 x 315 mm; in good condition, except light stains in upper margin. De Meyer p. 219, Boerma p. 782 (Putte 43).

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