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Group of figures with parasols in front of the theatre and young man in a classroom
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Group of figures with parasols in front of the theatre and young man in a classroom

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1800 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Untrimmed sheet with two representations, numbered 1 and 12. Under the representations two lines of verse in Dutch. On the left people crowd in front of the theatre, with the verse: 'We must go into the Schouburg, we are the First Masters, / Even if it costs this day a Ducaton for Glasses'. On the right stands a young man in a room with a man sitting behind a desk. Behind this man hangs a cloth on which is written 'Peti-Maitre'. Under the representation the verse: 'To be esteemed, honoured and in regard, / One needs more Learned than writing and reading'.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGroep figuren met parasols voor de schouwburg en jongeman in een klaslokaal. c. 1750 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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