Sommeltjesbergje on Texel, Cornelis Bogerts, after Pieter van Cuyck (i), c. 1777 - c. 1779 print View of a village on Texel. Along the road to the village is a half -worn hill, the so -called Sommeltjesberg. A man is investigating the inside of the hill. Two Gravers are waiting next to the hill. The story goes that the Sommeltjes lived in this mountain. Small creatures who come out of the mountain night and perform good deeds on the island. Amsterdam paper etching fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) Texel

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