Kermisprent van de Amsterdamse courantombrengers voor het jaar 1825 by Floris May

Kermisprent van de Amsterdamse courantombrengers voor het jaar 1825 1825

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aged paper

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personal sketchbook

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journal

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stylized text

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thick font

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handwritten font

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word imagery

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historical font

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This 1825 print by Floris May, titled *Kermisprent van de Amsterdamse courantombrengers voor het jaar 1825*, depicts a scene from a Dutch fair. The print features three circular vignettes, each depicting a different aspect of the fair. The central vignette shows a bustling marketplace, while the vignettes to the left and right show a ship and a tree, respectively. The print is a celebration of the city of Amsterdam, with its bustling commerce and cultural life. This broadside exemplifies the genre of *kermisprint*, or fair print, which was popular in the Netherlands during the 19th century.

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