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The Little Man Melchertje of Minneproefslot, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The little man Melchertje from Minneproefslot, as a milkmaid with a yoke carrying two milk pails. Verses in German, French, and Dutch in the caption. Numbered: E. 1 Volume. Part of the second Dutch bound edition of 1720 (related to the Windhandel of that year) of a series of caricatures of little people, known as Het Dwergentooneel.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe kleine mens Melchertje van Minneproefslot, 1720. 1718 - 1720. Joost van Sassen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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