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New Year's card with the shooting of the New Year
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New Year's card with the shooting of the New Year

anonymous · 1785 · pen; etching; calligraphy; paper; ink

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

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New Year's greeting card with an inscribed cartouche within a decorative frame depicting the shooting of the New Year and people wishing each other a Happy New Year. Handwritten message in calligraphy (New Year's card) by W. Groot to his father and mother. Numbered bottom right: No. 61.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printwensbriefJanuary 1 (~ festivities)
Credit lineWensbrief met het inschieten van het nieuwe jaar. 1785. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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