Buitengewone Nederlandsche Staats-Courant. Donderdag, 8 October. No. 241. 1840 Possibly 1840

This is a historical document, a printed copy of a Dutch newspaper, *Buitengewone Nederlandsche Staats-Courant*, dated October 8th, 1840. It features a proclamation by King Willem II of the Netherlands, written in Dutch, which likely contains information about the state of the nation and the king’s decrees. The newspaper is an example of 19th-century printmaking and demonstrates the visual style and content of a historical publication in the Netherlands. The image includes the official coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including the lion of the House of Orange-Nassau, which further contextualizes the artwork. This newspaper is now part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum, making it a valuable historical artifact.