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Behold early, oh youth! the states of life, / From step to step: in this print picture you are given (...)
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A Ladder of Old Age: a man's ladder. On the steps of the ladder, in the form of a bridge, stand men aged from 0 to 100 years. Below the bridge a depiction of the Last Judgment. To the front left a putto and to the front right Death. Below the image a poem in two columns. Numbered top right: No 151.
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Credit lineBeschouw al vroeg, ô jeugd! de staten van het leven, / Van trap tot trap: u wordt in dit prent-tafreel gegeven (...). 1806 - 1830. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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