Cent print with 4 x 5 framed woodcuts, with detailed images from the life of the villain cartouche. Theft, prison, an attack on a stagecoach, forgery and murder. He dresses up as a farmer, soldier, general and priest. He rides with a lady for fun, is accused, imprisoned and ends up on the scaffold on the gallows. Contains two-line rhyming captions in dutch and french. Object Type: Catchpenny print. Date: between 1826 and 1833. Place of creation: Turnhout. Dimensions: 38 × 33 cm (14.9 × 12.9 in). Medium: woodcut print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Laat lieve kinderen, laat de moordlust en bedryven-Catchpenny print-Borms 0144
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