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See, children! see in these figures, / the letters that govern the language. / Learn playing, thus the A, B, C. / Live well with these little prints
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 24 depictions of the letters of the alphabet illustrated with objects, animals, and figures whose words begin with the respective letter. Below each depiction a five-line inscription. Numbered top left: No. 63.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZiet, kinderen! ziet in deez' figuren, / De letters die de taal besturen. / Leerd spelend', dus het A, B, C. / Leefd met deez' printjes wel te vreé. 1791 - 1812. Jacobus Thompson (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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