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Every man, whether small or great, / Must care for his daily bread
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Every man, whether small or great, / Must care for his daily bread

Monogrammist MC (prentmaker) · 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 12 representations of professions and occupations, including peat digging, boring a hole in a wheel and delivering mail. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: no. 3.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printstreet-tradercrafts and industriesmerchant, salesman
Credit lineElk mensch hij zij dan klein of groot, / Moet zorgen voor zijn daaglijks brood. 1832 - 1850. Monogrammist MC (prentmaker). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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