Centsprent: Hoe moed en trouw, gepaard aan list, / Weleer de Groot te redden wist; / En hoe hij vlugtte als metselaar, / Wordt ge in deez fraaije prent gewaar, no. 32.

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Catchpenny print. Popular print showing the escape of Hugo de Groot (Grotius) from Loevestein Castle, highlighting his wife s courage and loyalty combined with Elsje s clever ruse of smuggling him out in a book chest.Rotterdam, T. J. Wijnhoven-Hendriksen (1819 - 1849); via J. C. Post, whose address is mentioned on the print: Te Leeuwarden, bij J.C. Post , Leeuwarden; numbered No. 32. in upper right corner. l 12 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 50 x 70 mm) on paper; hand coloured in blue and red; under each image a 2-line verse, narrating the story; total: 400 x 330 mm; Pro Patria Watermark; folded twice, small tears along the folds and edges; a few light stains.Meyer p. 343, Boerma p. 839-840 (Wijnhoven 32). Seller Inventory # 63223

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