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This print, O youth, contains many amusements; it will certainly not bore you
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This print, O youth, contains many amusements; it will certainly not bore you

Broese & Comp. · 1828 - 1853 · 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 30 depictions of children's games, such as playing the flute, spinning tops, standing on one's head, and building a house of cards. Below each depiction a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 10.

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Credit lineDeez' prent, o jeugd! bevat veel speelen, / Hij zal gewis u niet vervelen. 1828 - 1853. Broese & Comp.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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