Vers op de verkiezing van Willem IV tot stadhouder (blad 2), 1747 1747
frederikvaster
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aged paper
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hand-lettering
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editorial typography
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hand drawn type
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hand lettering
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personal sketchbook
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hand-drawn typeface
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fading type
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thick font
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handwritten font
This 1747 broadside by Frederik Vaster, titled "Vers op de verkiezing van Willem IV tot stadhouder (blad 2)," celebrates the election of Willem IV as Stadholder of the Dutch Republic. The work is a poem, printed in black ink on two pages, which was likely intended for public consumption. The piece demonstrates the importance of celebrating political figures and the use of broadsides as a medium for communicating news and commentary in 18th century Netherlands.
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