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Behold this children's game for your amusement, oh youth! / But keep especially in mind the beautiful white virtue
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Behold this children's game for your amusement, oh youth! / But keep especially in mind the beautiful white virtue

Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van · 1761 - 1804 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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Sheet with 36 depictions of children's games and occupations, including walking with toy mills and courting. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 118.

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Credit lineBeschouw dit kinderspel tot uw vermaak, ô jeugd! / Doch houd vooral in 't oog de schoone blanke deugd. 1761 - 1804. Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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