Antique Satire Print-CHILD-NANNY-BAROMETER-Ver Huell-1873

Subject: Plate:'De Beer'. (The bear.) This plate shows a child an his babysitter next to a barometer. The child is asking if he brought a bear again. Scan does not show the complete page, which is larger. A text page (not shown) is included.

Condition: Fine. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image.

Medium: Crayon type lithograph printed from several lithographic stones creating the image and background tone.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 36 x 22 cm. The image size is ca. 18 x 19 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 14,2 x 8,7 inch. The image size is ca. 7,1 x 7,5 inch.

Part Number: 19260

Location: (PCO) A128-33

Description: This original lithograph originates from 'Jeugd, Studenten Schetsen.' (Youth, Student Sketches), a bundle of satirical sketches depicting the Leiden Student life. Many plates include Ver Huell.

Artists and Engravers: The author and artist of this work is Alexander Ver Huell (1822-1897). Ver Huell was well respected for his humoristic sketches of the Leiden student life in word and sketch. He became internationally known through his bundle 'Op het IJs' (On the Ice.), which included sketches from the French periodical L'Illustration. The lithographs in this bundle were made by C.C.A. Last and published by P. Gouda Quint, Firma is An. Nijhoff en Zoon te Arnhem (The Netherlands).