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Generous Source of Abundance, / Adam's Delight in the Divine Eden, / Breeder of the Purest Morals, / For the Innocent Mind
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Generous Source of Abundance, / Adam's Delight in the Divine Eden, / Breeder of the Purest Morals, / For the Innocent Mind

Thompson, Gebroeders · 1825 - 1829 · 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 6 depictions of rural life, including peasants plowing and sowing the fields, shepherds resting with cows in the meadow, and a milkmaid milking a cow. Below each image, a four-line verse. Numbered in the upper right: No. 100.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printfarmersagricultural implementsagriculturemilking
Credit lineMilde bron van overvloed, / Adams lust in 't godd'lyk Eden / Kweker van de reinste zeden / Voor het schuldeloos gemoed. 1825 - 1829. Thompson, Gebroeders. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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