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New Year's greeting from the Amsterdam Night Watch for the year 1868

anonymous · 1867 - 1868 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; paper

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New Year's Wish from the Amsterdam Watchmen (Ratelwacht) for the year 1868. At the bottom a poem, at the top a statue of Joost van den Vondel. Next to the poem two stands with a banner bearing the titles of various plays by Vondel. At the bottom the birth and death dates of Vondel. At the bottom the coat of arms of Amsterdam. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Customs and habits in the narrower sense, Folk life, Folk publications, New Year's and Christmas wishes, Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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nieuwjaarswens print Joost van den Vondel night patrol municipal)theatre, theatrical performance monument, statue Vondelmonument

Credit lineNieuwjaarswens van de Amsterdamse nachtwacht voor het jaar 1868. 1867 - 1868. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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