Titelillustratie voor 'Onze voorouders', RP-P-BI-6411, Reinier Craeyvanger, 1838

Identificationtitle(s): title illustration for 'our ancestors'. Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-bi-6411. Catalog reference: rijksmuseum collection-2(3). Note: 3 states present in the rijksmuseum amsterdam. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: a primeval man armed with a shield and spear walks to a house in front of which an old woman sits. The woman is dressed in a white robe and holds a stick in her hand. In the background a white horse lies on the ground. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: henricus wilhelmus couwenberg (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: reinier craeyvanger (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Date: 1838. Physical features: steel engraving. Material: paper technique: steel engraving. Dimensions: plate edge: h 245 mm × w 160 mm. Subject: what: extinct, 'historical' peoples (with name). Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1838.