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What Mother Goose tells, causes you to behold this plate, / How the Cinderella married a prince; / And how a deceitful cat, by cunning tricks, / Brought her poor master to a high rank
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What Mother Goose tells, causes you to behold this plate, / How the Cinderella married a prince; / And how a deceitful cat, by cunning tricks, / Brought her poor master to a high rank

Rudolph Jacob Schierbeek · 1832 - 1850 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 8 scenes. The top four images show the story of Cinderella. The bottom four scenes show the fairy tale of Puss in Boots. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 21.

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Credit lineWat Moeder Gans vertelt, doet u deez' plaat aanschouwen, / Hoe Asschepoetster met een' koningszoon ging trouwen; / En hoe een looze kat, door streken, fijn bedacht, / Haar armen meester heeft tot hoog. 1832 - 1850. Rudolph Jacob Schierbeek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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