Blad met karikaturen van dwergen in de windhandel, 1720 Bombario Actionist en de Geest van Esopus Actieuse Nacht-Wind-Zanger met zyn Tover Slons Natuur Actie-Doctor of klap-achtig Bobbel Meester Directrice der Vervalle , RP-P-OB-83.535, Martin Engelbrecht

Identification title(s): sheet with caricatures of dwarves in the wind trade, 1720. Bombario actionist and the spirit of esopus / actieuse nacht-wind-sanger with his tover slons / nature action-doctor or slap-like bobbel master / director of the vervalle action-regiments; and especially from natuurlyke lawe actien (title on object). The great scene of folly (series title). Object type: print caricature cartoon object number: rp-p-ob-83. 535. Catalog reference: fmh 3561-(26a). Atlas van stolk 3481-26a. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: sheet with caricatures of dwarfs in the wind trade. Four separate plates numbered 1-4 printed on one sheet. Plate 1: emblem with bombario in a frame with the devil and goat's legs, topped by a basket full of fools. Plate 2: a dwarf as a night watchman with a magic lantern on his back. Plate 3: a dwarf as a doctor with a bird on his hand. Plate 4: a dwarf like an old woman with a dog in her arm. Sheets 2-4 have a two-column caption. Print 26 in the series het groote tafereel der foolheid with cartoons on the windhandel or actiehandel of 1720. Manufacture. Manufacturer: after a print by: joost van sassen, after a print by: pieter van buysen jr. After a print by: martin engelbrecht. Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: 1720. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 160 mm (each plate) × w 105 mm top: h 500 mm × w 385 mm explanation later states of the prints from 1716 by pieter van buysen (jr) (see fmh 3695a/1 and 4), joost van sassen (see fmh 3695a/2 and 3), (traces of their being polished away names are still visible on the print) which were copied from the originals by martin engelbrecht (ca. 1710). Subject: what: dwarf scaricatures (human types). Wind trade from 1720. When: 1720 - 1720. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: 1720.