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A little man as a night watchman with a magic lantern on his back, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A little man as a night watchman with a magic lantern on his back. Print within a decorative frame printed from a separate plate with a singing and a violin-playing little man. In the caption, a verse in two columns in Dutch. Numbered in the center right: 2. Part of the second Dutch bound edition from 1720 (and related to the Windhandel of that year) of a series of caricatures of little people, known as Het Dwergentooneel.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEen kleine mens als nachtwaker met een toverlantaarn op zijn rug, 1720. 1718 - 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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