Laurens Jansz. Coster in de Haarlemmerhout, 1420-1425 1865 - 1870

This black and white engraving, "Laurens Jansz. Coster in de Haarlemmerhout, 1420-1425," by Christiaan Lodewijk van Kesteren depicts a scene from the life of Laurens Janszoon Coster, a Dutch printer credited with the invention of printing. The work, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, shows Coster standing with two other figures in a wooded area. The scene is likely set in the Haarlemmerhout, a forest near Haarlem, Netherlands. Kesteren, a Dutch artist known for his history paintings and engravings, captures the detail of Coster's clothing and the setting of the forest with a high degree of realism, enhancing the historical significance of the work.