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Two Honey Thieves
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Two Honey Thieves

Wilhelm Busch · 1860 - c. 1868 · color lithography; paper

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

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Sheet with twelve representations from the story of the two rascals Kees and Jan who steal honey and are subsequently stung by bees. Under each image a two-line verse. Numbered at the top: 241. Subject categories within the Atlas of Manners and Customs: Manners and Customs in a Narrower Sense, The Human Conduct, Middle and End, Childhood Life – Children's Play and Children's Prints.

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Credit lineTwee honing dieven. 1860 - c. 1868. Wilhelm Busch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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