Caption

Asch-Karmans Kermis-Wensch, 1843, Fair print of the Amsterdam ash cart men for the year 1843, print, fair print, Fair print on behalf of the ash cart men (cart man or garbage collector) in Amsterdam for the year 1843. View of a street in Amsterdam with a man standing with an ash bucket by the cart while another man collects money door-to-door. At the bottom, a poem in two columns. On behalf of JD Farjon, the ash cart man of district no. 19., printmaker, printer (person), Amsterdam, paper, letterpress printing, woodcut, text in letterpress with image in woodcut, height 341 mm x width 210 mm, garbage collection, public road - II - ideal city, Period, A monochrome etching shows a street scene with tall narrow houses featuring stepped and curved gables and many windows, a horse harnessed to a two-wheeled cart with visible spokes and draped cloth, and three human figures in period clothing. One figure stands beside the horse holding its bridle and carrying a round container, wearing a long coat and a hat with a brim. Another figure approaches a doorway and holds out a small object toward a person who leans from the doorway over a low sill; the person in the doorway wears a dress with a ruffled collar and has a rounded hairstyle. The ground is rendered with parallel lines and the scene is framed by a thin border.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A96_256

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Rights managed

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55.6Mb (7.5Mb) / 16.7in x 12.9in / 5010 x 3879 (300dpi)

Keywords

Asch-Karmans Kermis-Wensch 1843 Fair print Amsterdam ash cart men year 1843 print fair print behalf cart men cart man garbage collector View street man standing ash bucket another man collects money door- -door bottom poem two columns JD Farjon man district no 19 printmaker printer person paper letterpress printing woodcut text letterpress image height 341 mm x width 210 mm garbage collection public road - II - ideal city Period monochrome etching street scene tall narrow houses featuring stepped curved gables windows horse harnessed two-wheeled cart visible spokes draped cloth three human figures period clothing figure stands beside horse holding bridle carrying round container wearing long coat hat brim Another figure approaches doorway holds small object leans low sill doorway wears dress ruffled collar rounded hairstyle ground rendered parallel lines scene framed thin border