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Behold here, children! the symbolic properties, / or meanings, all five represented according to rank and steps, / And please your own senses through the pleasant ornament, / Which can be found further in this print picture
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Behold here, children! the symbolic properties, / or meanings, all five represented according to rank and steps, / And please your own senses through the pleasant ornament, / Which can be found further in this print picture

J. Robyn · 1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Staircase with on each step a couple representing one of the five senses. From left to right: touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight. On the staircase also three medallions with portraits. Below the image a verse in two columns. Numbered top right: No. 143.

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printpopular printthe (five) senses
Credit lineBeschouwt hier, kinderen! de zinlyke eigenschappen, / of zinnen, alle vyf verbeeld naar rang en trappen, / En streelt uw zinnen zelv' door 't aangenaam sieraad, / Dat in dit prent-tafreel zich verder . 1806 - 1830. J. Robyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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