De trap des ouderdoms, Hendrik Numan, between 1842 and 1851

Oblong cent print with 1 woodcut, depicting a staircase of life. A child in a cradle, then various couples in increasing ages, some of which are ladies with a fan in their hands. At the end of the stairs a coffin. Text on the bottom of the stairs: 'memento mori'. Below that is a rhyming text of 15 lines about transience. Object Type: Catchpenny print. Date: between 1842 and 1851. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: height: 33 cm (12.9 in); width: 40 cm (15.7 in). Medium: woodcut print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. De trap des ouderdoms-Catchpenny print-Borms 0965