Noord-Nederland, Wandelaar, Jan, Sheet with the front and back of two medals made in honor of Laurens Jansz. Coster, verso right - stamped, Front and back of two medals. Above: The personification of Haarlem sits on a throne and makes an offering on an altar. In the foreground putti playing with yarn and tulips. In the background a cityscape of Haarlem. Below: Landscape with Coster kneeling before Minerva, as the personification of wisdom, who descends from heaven on a cloud. On the left putti at a printing press (N.3). Left: Portrait bust of Laurens Jansz. Coster, holding a typeface. Right: An eight-line inscription in Dutch (N.4). Marked at top left: Pag. 109., print, book illustration, prints, images, height 165 mm, width 122 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1740 - 1740, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process)
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