Sinterklaasavond St Nicolaas Avond (titel op object), RP-P-1882-A-5210, Simon Andreas Krausz, between 1770 and 1825

Identificationtitle(s): sinterklaas evening. St nicholas evening (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1882-a-5210. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: a group of children has gathered in front of saint nicholas - adorned with a hat and a basket of things on his arm. Behind the children are a man and a woman with a baby. Saint nicholas speaks to the children while he is illuminated by a smoking candle. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon andreas krausz (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: the hague. Dating: 1770 - 1825. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 224 mm × w 201 mm. Subject: what: head-gear: cap (+ men's clothes), festivities on st. Nicholas (eve) (december 5). Acquisition: purchase 1882. Date: between 1770 and 1825.