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 1833 and 1880. Place of creation: Turnhout. Dimensions: height: 42 cm (16.5 in); width: 35 cm (13.7 in). Medium: woodcut print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
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