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Aesop teaches and commands all animals / That everyone shall live in good manners
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Aesop teaches and commands all animals / That everyone shall live in good manners

Jan Christoffel Jegher · 1773 - 1788 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 scenes from the fables of Aesop, featuring various animals being punished. Below each scene a two-line verse.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineEzophus leert en beveelt aan alle dieren, / Dat yder zal leeven in goede manieren. 1773 - 1788. Jan Christoffel Jegher. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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