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New Year's card with a decorative frame
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New Year's card with a decorative frame

anonymous · 1822 · pen; etching; calligraphy; paper; ink

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

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Wish letter with an inscribed cartouche within a decorative frame with scenes of children presenting their wish letters to their mother and other figures and activities. Handwritten message in calligraphy (New Year's wish) by J. Meijers to his grandfather. Numbered top right: 60.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printwensbriefhuman typescharacters (human types)
Credit lineWensbrief met decoratief kader. 1822. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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