De Vesuvius, de Rheinfall, een regenboog en een vallende ster 1850 - 1881

"De Vesuvius, de Rheinfall, een regenboog en een vallende ster" (1850-1881) by Willem Bal (1808-1897) is a charming woodcut print from a children’s magazine. The artwork depicts four different natural phenomena – a volcano eruption, a waterfall, a rainbow, and a shooting star – in separate panels. The simple, yet descriptive, black and white illustrations are accompanied by Dutch poems in a didactic style to teach children about nature. Aimed at a young audience, the artwork is a prime example of 19th-century educational printmaking. The Rijksmuseum holds this print which is approximately 417 mm in height and 301 mm in width.