Centsprent: Komt, kindertjes! komt hier, wilt doctor Steven kijken, / Met zijn knecht Spring in 't Veld, gij zaagt nooit zijns gelijken. No 119.

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Children s print with the story of Doctor Steven and his assistant Spring in t Veld. The first half of the story is about the boisterous quack (kwakzalver) Doctor Steven, selling his potions and performing at fairs. The second half is a parody on the unhappy marriage of Spring in t Veld, who has by then become a quack himself. The couple fight and, although they make up, their quarrel badly impacts his health. In an attempt to cure him, his wife gives him one of his potions, after which he dies. A taste of his own medicine, literally!Hemeleers woodcuts were made by H. Numan, and are the same as those used for earlier editions by J. van Egmont (26), Hendriksen (42) and J. Noman & Zoon (109). However, Hemeleers excluded four of the originally 24 woodcut illustrations, creating a censored version. In this typically 19th century chaste edition, there is no place for images of the couple in bed with the inscription "De Bruid en Bruigom zijn te Bed. O Jeê! Wat hebben zy een pret." Signed: H. Numan.Schaarbeek, Hemeleers & Van Houter (1827 - 1894), numbered No 199 in the upper right corner. 20 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 45 x 55 mm) on paper; stencil coloured in yellow, red and blue; 2-line verses under each image; total: 360 x 275 mm; some tears in the margins. Meyer p. 165, Boerma p. 760 (Hemeleers 119). Seller Inventory # 63512

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