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A Little Man as a Night Watchman with a Magic Lantern on his Back, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A little man as a night watchman with a magic lantern on his back. Print within a decorative border, printed from a separate plate with a singing and a violin-playing little man. In the caption, a verse in two columns in Dutch. Numbered right center: 2. Part of the second Dutch bound edition of 1720 (and related to the Windhandel in that year) of a series of caricatures of little people, known as Het Dwergentooneel, partly copied from an older German model.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEen kleine mens als nachtwaker met een toverlantaarn op zijn rug, 1720. 1716 - 1720. Joost van Sassen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
