Kermisprent van de Amsterdamse karrenman voor het jaar 1755 1755

This 1755 broadside, created by an anonymous artist, depicts a scene in Amsterdam with a horse-drawn cart and the city’s famous Royal Palace in the background. The broadside is an example of “kermisprent,” a type of popular print common in the Netherlands during the 18th century that was used for advertising, entertainment, and political commentary. This particular example likely advertised a kermis, or fair, which was a popular form of entertainment and celebration in the Netherlands at this time. The print is a woodcut, a technique that uses carved woodblocks to transfer an image onto paper.