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Man and Woman Trying to Catch a Mouse
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Man and Woman Trying to Catch a Mouse

anonymous · 1833 - 1911 · letterpress printing; 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 scenes of a man and woman trying to catch a mouse in their house. Under each image an inscription in Dutch and in French. Numbered at top center: 240. 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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Credit lineMan en vrouw proberen een muis te vangen. 1833 - 1911. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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