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If you wish, youth! to amuse your eye and spirit, / With Biblical historical matters; / In which God's power is shown to you, / Which punishes the evil and rewards the good.
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If you wish, youth! to amuse your eye and spirit, / With Biblical historical matters; / In which God's power is shown to you, / Which punishes the evil and rewards the good.

Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis · 1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 12 depictions of stories from the Old Testament. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 97.

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Credit lineWil, jeugd! uw oog en geest vermaaken, / Met Bybelsche historizaaken; / Waarin gods magt u wordt getoond, / Die 't kwaade straft en 't goede loont. 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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