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New Year's print of the Amsterdam night watch for the year 1786
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New Year's print of the Amsterdam night watch for the year 1786

anonymous · 1785 - 1786 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; hand coloring; paper

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

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New Year's print for the year 1786 by the Amsterdam night watch (rattle watch) of district no. 20 (aan den Amstel), dedicated to the citizens of Amsterdam. Members of the rattle watch patrolling on the Dam in front of the Town Hall, in the sky the sun, moon, and stars. On the sheet below the scene a verse in two columns with in the addendum a song in three columns.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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nieuwjaarswensprintpopular printnight patrolStadhuis van Amsterdam (1655-1808)
Credit lineNieuwjaarsprent van de Amsterdamse nachtwacht voor het jaar 1786. 1785 - 1786. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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