Titelblad van de Comptoir Almanach van 1616 1615
anonymous
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aged paper
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mechanical pen drawing
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old engraving style
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sketch book
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personal sketchbook
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pen-ink sketch
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pen and pencil
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pen work
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sketchbook drawing
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storyboard and sketchbook work
"Titelblad van de Comptoir Almanach van 1616" is a title page illustration for an almanac, a type of book that contained calendars, astrological predictions, and other information. The work, created by an anonymous artist in 1615, features a variety of figures representing the Dutch people, including a woman in a peasant dress and a man in a coat. There are also cupids and the coat of arms of Amsterdam, reflecting the almanac's Dutch origins. The illustration is now housed in the Rijksmuseum.
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