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Cartoon on the statue of Coster in Haarlem, 1870
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Cartoon on the statue of Coster in Haarlem, 1870

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans · 1870 · lithography; paper

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

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Satirical print on the statue of Coster in Haarlem. The candlemaker Coster quarrels with the innkeeper Coster as to which of them will be featured as a statue of the inventor of printing. Based on Dr. A. v.d. Linde's Coster legend. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 13, 1870.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintLaurens Janszoon CosterHaarlem
Credit lineSpotprent over het standbeeld van Coster in Haarlem, 1870. 1870. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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