alb31121759
Amusing ABC, print, popular print, Sheet with 24 depictions of the letters of the alphabet illustrated with objects, animals, and figures whose words begin with the corresponding letter. Below each depiction a caption in letterpress. Numbered top left: no. 9., publisher: Lutkie & Cranenburg, Den Bosch, Netherlands, 1848 - 1881, printmaker, paper, woodcut, colour, letterpress printing, woodcut colored in blue, yellow and red, text in letterpress, height 320 mm x width 395 mm, letters, alphabet, script, human types., An aged printed sheet divided into a grid of small rectangular panels, each panel containing a simple colored illustration of an animal, object, or person drawn in a vintage woodcut style with flat areas of muted blue, yellow, red, and green, narrow black outlines, and light paper background; visible panels show a variety of scenes including a monkey, a bird perched on a branch, a reclining bear, goats and birds, a round ornament on a stand, a deer near a cluster of buildings, a donkey, a squirrel on a branch, two men in a small rowboat, a small boat on a shore, a goat on a rocky mound, a goose standing near foliage, a dog facing a rooster, a man walking with a small dog, a lobster and a cluster of fruit, a lion lying by a tree, a hanging lamp beside scattered objects, a mule carrying a pack near a sleeping animal, floral arrangements and a nest, an ox pulling a sled past a decorated altar, a running horse near a palm tree, a woman carrying a vessel near a chair and small table, a standing deer, a perched bird and grazing sheep, a spotted big cat beside a cluster of fruit, a perched owl near a decorative urn, windmill and farm scenes, and other similar small vignette illustrations, with each panel topped by a large printed capital letter and separated by thin ruled borders.
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