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Come now, pure children, and learn these birds; you have here a hundred in number, both great and small
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 24 depictions, each showing four winged animals, such as birds, an owl, a bat, and a butterfly, the so-called Great Birdcage. Below each depiction the names of the animals. Numbered top left: No. 13.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKomt hier nu kinderen rijn, en leert dees vogels al / Gij hebt met groot en klein, hier hondert in 't getal. 1781 - 1828. Jan Hendriksen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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