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Boys, come here now / It is all kinds of play / Take pleasure in playing / That which will please you well
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Leaf with 24 depictions of children's games and occupations, such as hoop rolling, spinning tops and skipping rope. Under each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: 40.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHy za jongens komt nu hier / Het is van alderhande spel / Neem in 't speelen u pleyzier / Het geen u zal behagen wel. 1725 - 1780. Johannes Kannewet (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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