Beschrijving
Children’s print of Hugo de Groot’s (Hugo Grotius) miraculous escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest. The verses highlight the cleverness of his wife’s ruse and the courage and loyalty of their servant. The history is embellished with elements of humour and suspense, such as the transporters nearly discovering De Groot in the chest: ‘”Daar leeft wat, Vader! in de kist!” Dit woord verijdelt schier de list; Maar Elsje zegt, door hoop gedreven: “Ja! boeken hebben geest en leven.”’Woodcuts by Christiaan Jacob Schuyling, signed ‘Schuyling.’ in bottom right illustration.Rotterdam, T. C. Hoffers (1820 – 1839); address mentioned on the print: ‘Te Rotterdam, ter Boekdrukkerij van T.C. Hoffers, in de Korte Pannekoekstraat bij de Nieuwe Markt, Wijk I, No. 330.’ numbered ‘No 11’ in upper right corner.
