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Trade, though carried on in small, / Yet seems to give some profit, / le commerce en petit, / Nourishes several people
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 16 scenes of street vendors, such as a fruit seller, a blanket seller, and a fish seller. Below each scene a two-line verse in Dutch and French. Numbered at the top center: N. 21.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDen handel, schoon in 't kleyn gedreven, / Schynt toch nog eenig winst te geven, / le commerce en petit, / Plusiers personnes nourrit. 1842 - 1856. P.J. Delhuvenne. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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