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Wild beasts / cruel animals (...)
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Wild beasts / cruel animals (...)

Putte, erven Hendrik van der · 1767 - 1793 · 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 24 depictions of animals, such as an elephant, a bull, an owl, and a lion. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top center: 112.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printanimalsbirdstrunked animals: elephant
Credit lineWilde beesten / wreede dieren (...). 1767 - 1793. Putte, erven Hendrik van der. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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