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This print, O youth! is dedicated to you, / It also deserves your attention
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 8 depictions of craftsmen and professions, such as image seller, basket seller, and gardener. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right No. 30.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDeez' prent, o jeugd! u toegewijd, / Verdient ook uw opmerkzaamheid. 1828 - 1853. Broese & Comp.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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