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The Crowned Ox
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The Crowned Ox

Wijsmuller, Erve · 1832 - 1850 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with a large depiction of a guild pole (also called kermis pole or prize pole), decorated with flower garlands. The image is set in a frame with floral scrolls and calyxes. Below the image: a two-line verse. Numbered upper right: No. 18.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printprize-oxox
Credit lineDe bekranste os. 1832 - 1850. Wijsmuller, Erve. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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