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See, youth, how strongly fashion rules / In all estates of men. / Mock it, without exaggerating, - The foolishness of our countrymen.
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Satire on fashion with 16 depictions of people with special hats. Below each depiction a caption. Numbered top right: No. 132.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZie jeugd hoe sterk de mode om ' t zeerst / In allen stand van menschen heerscht. / Belach ze, zonder te vergrooten, - De zotheid onzer landgenooten. 1715 - 1813. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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