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Come here now, children, and read these birds / You have here, great and small, a hundred in number
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Come here now, children, and read these birds / You have here, great and small, a hundred in number

Johannes Bouwer · 1805 - 1808 · 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, each showing four winged animals, such as birds, an owl, a bat, and a butterfly, the so-called Groote Vogelkooi. Under each depiction the names of the animals. Numbered top right: 34.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printflying mammals: batbirdsinsects: butterfly
Credit lineKomt hier nu kinders reyn / en lees dees vogels al / Gy hebt met groot en kleyn / hier hondert in het getal. 1805 - 1808. Johannes Bouwer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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