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Twelve Proverbs
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Twelve Proverbs

Alexander Cranendoncq · 1820 - 1869 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with twelve depictions of proverbs. Under each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 79. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Morals and Customs in a Narrower Sense, The human beginning, middle and end, Childhood – Children's play and Children's pictures.

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printpopular printproverbs, sayings, etc.
Credit lineTwaalf spreekwoorden. 1820 - 1869. Alexander Cranendoncq. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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