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Seek diligence and virtue from these prints, / Then your amusement will serve as the joy of life
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 9 depictions of various scenes with children, including a boy playing with a spinning top and a boy reading a book. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 29.
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Credit lineWil naarstigheid en deugd, uit deze plaatjes trekken, / Dan zal u 't speelvermaak tot levensvreugd verstrekken. 1828 - 1853. Johannis Waleson. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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