Caption
Epitaph upon the death of Wolter Jan Gerrit Baron Bentinck, 1781, Epitaph on the highly esteemed stern lord Baron Wolter Jan Baron Bentinck, text sheet, Epitaph on the death of Wolter Jan Gerrit Baron Bentinck on August 23 and 24 from his wounds sustained in the naval battle at Dogger Bank and his funeral in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on August 28, 1781. Title with fourteen-line verse, inscription: 'Coll: Franken', writer (clerical worker): Rutger Schutte, Northern Netherlands, writer (clerical worker), paper, letterpress printing, text in letterpress, height 480 mm x width 340 mm, Person, Wolter Jan Gerrit Bentinck, Naval Battle at Dogger Bank, Amsterdam, Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam), Period, 1781-08-23 - 1781-08-24, 1781-08-28, A single aged paper sheet with printed lines of text arranged in centered blocks and left-aligned stanzas, exhibiting varied type sizes and styles. The top portion features large bold capital letters forming a prominent heading, followed by smaller lines of serif text beneath. Further down the page are multiple stanzas of printed text in a regular serif font with noticeable spacing between paragraphs, and occasional italicized words. The paper shows a slightly uneven off-white tone with a few tiny speckles and darker impressions from the printing, and margins are visible around the text with more blank space toward the bottom.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A95_362
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36.2Mb (5.0Mb) / 9.4in x 15.0in / 2809 x 4499 (300dpi)