HENDRIK FAN STÄBEN BE GROOT

Two-line Pearl Slanted Outline Shaded Capitals no. 877.

JAN SMID ANTHONY BRUYN DIDOT

Two-line Pearl Outline Shaded Capitals no. 876.

HENDRIK BRUYN DE GROOT

Two-line Brevier Oudine Shaded Capitals no. 874.

PLOOS VAN AMSTEL BRUYN

Double Pica Outline Shaded Capitals no. 873.

ANTH. BRUYN

Two-line Great Primer Outline Shaded Capitals no. 875.

HARMSEN

Four-line Great Primer Outline Shaded Capitals no. 872.

JAN SMID

Eight-line Pica Outline Shaded Capitals no. 871.

HARMSEN

Double Pica Outline Shaded Capitals no.870.
Fig. 486. Outline Shaded Capitals from the foundries of J. de Groot, The Hague and Harmsen & Co, Amsterdam.

PLOOS VAN AMSTEL GANDO

Two-line Nonpareil Tiding Capitals no. 878.

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Two-line Brevier Titling Capitals no. 881.

HENDRIK VAN STADEN

Two-line English-bodied Titling Capitals N0.879.

PLOOS VAN AMSTEL

Two-line Small Pica Tiding Capitals no. 880.
Fig. 487. Titling Capitals from the foundry of J. de Groot, The Hague.

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shaded Roman, No. 8j6 and its Italic, No. 8jj are evidently of more recent origin, probably
imitations of some by J. G. Gillé of Paris (fig. 486).

Besides the two-line Roman capitals which De Groot got from Rosart at the
outset of his career, he had capitals on Two-line Nonpareil, No. 8j8 to which he added a
lower-case which has since vanished. The series of Roman capitals was afterwards
enlarged by Harmsen, who added three of French origin : a Two-line English, No. 879, a
Two-line Small Pica, No. 880 and a Two-line Brevier, No. 881 (fig. 487). These types illustrate the
growth of French influence on Dutch typography towards the end of the eighteenth
century. In De Groot's foundry it is especially noticeable in the titling capitals
and the Italics. The tide of fashion set against the Dutch typefounders, and sooner
or later, however reluctantly, they were obliged to go with it. As his first move

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Fig.488. Two-line English-bodied Italic N0.882.
Resetting of the type-specimen of J. de Groot, The Hague, 1781.

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