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Boy with a Birdcage
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Boy with a Birdcage

Cornelis Bloemaert (II) · c. 1625 · engraving; paper

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

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A smiling boy holds a birdcage with two little birds. With a two-line Dutch verse referring to the proverb: better one bird in the hand than ten in the air.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printproverbs, sayings, etc.
Credit lineJongen met vogelkooi. c. 1625. Cornelis Bloemaert (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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