Name: Antique Print-UILENSPEL-OWL GAME-WOODCUT-GAME-Numan-c.1790-1810
SKU: PICTURA-11138
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Antique Print-UILENSPEL-OWL GAME-WOODCUT-GAME-Numan-c.1790-1810

€295.00

‘EEN KORTE UERKLARINGE VAN DE OYSE DIE IN DIT SPEL GEHOUDEN WORD.’

– Circular woodcut board game featuring concentric rings filled with dice patterns and pictorial symbols, including owls, animals, tools, and domestic items. Large crowned owl in the center. Text with game rules below.

In stock

Description

Medium: Woodcut on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 39 x 38.5 cm (15.35 x 15.16 inch). Image size: 39 x 38.5 cm. (15.35 x 15.16 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light staining. Folding remains. Some holes at the fold lines. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

OWL GAME, BOARD GAME, WOODCUT, 18TH CENTURY, PAPERTOYS, DUTCH PRINT, DICE GAME, H. NUMAN | PCO-B9-14

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Possibly published anonymously in the Netherlands, ca. 1790-1810. Variant known to have been printed in Zaltbommel by J. Noman in 1817.

Reference: Papertoys p.107; Papertoys p.279-181.

Biography engraver: Hermanus Numan (1744-1820) was a Dutch painter, engraver and art theorist. He produced various instructional and decorative prints, including board games, and worked as a drawing master in Amsterdam.