Beschrijving
Catchpenny print. Popular print showing the escape of Hugo de Groot (Grotius) from Loevestein Castle, highlighting his wife’s courage and loyalty combined with Elsje’s clever ruse of smuggling him out in a book chest.Rotterdam, T. J. Wijnhoven-Hendriksen (1819 – 1849); via J. C. Post, whose address is mentioned on the print: ‘Te Leeuwarden, bij J.C. Post’, Leeuwarden; numbered ‘No. 32.’ in upper right corner.