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O Youth! Here you see seriousness and play; / If this print-plate pleases you, / Also pastime and other matters; / Then let it also amuse your spirit
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O Youth! Here you see seriousness and play; / If this print-plate pleases you, / Also pastime and other matters; / Then let it also amuse your spirit

W. van Bergen · 1809 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

Sheet with 12 depictions of various activities, such as fishing, playing with a yo-yo, and feeding chickens. Below each image a six-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 3.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printrecreation, amusementgardeningyoyohidden love
Credit lineO Jeugd! gy ziet hier ernst en spel, / Behaagt dit print-tafreel u wel, / Ook tydverdryf en and're zaken; / Laat het dan ook uw' geest vermaken. 1809. W. van Bergen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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