Letters A, B, C en D 1829 - 1880

"Letters A, B, C en D," a 19th-century lithograph by Joseph Scholz, depicts four scenes illustrating the German words for “apple,” “flower,” “lemon,” and “thief.” The artist uses a bright, colorful palette and detailed brushwork to capture the various settings and figures, including a man handing an apple to a woman, a woman presenting flowers to an elderly woman, a woman selling lemons, and two men trying to steal from a house. This charming illustration is part of a series created for teaching the German language. The artwork can be found in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.