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Lessons for children
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Lessons for children

anonymous · 1833 - 1856 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; hand coloring; paper

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

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Sheet with twenty depictions of moralizing scenes. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered in the center top: no. 144. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Zeden en Gewoonten in Engeren Zin, Des menschen beging, midden en einde, Kinderleven – Kinderspel en Kinderprenten.

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printpopular printcharacters (human types)Bad BehaviourGood Behaviour
Credit lineLessen voor kinderen. 1833 - 1856. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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