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Two duiten, but two duiten, / Then you have sixteen together, / Invented with much patience, / By crooked Esopus with the hump
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Leaf with 16 scenes from the Hundred Fables (Centum fabulae ex antiquis autoribus delectae, et carminibus explicatae) by Gabriele Faerno. Below each image a title and a four-line verse. Numbered top right: 18.
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Credit lineTwee duiten maar, twee duiten maar, / Dan hebt ge 'er zestien by malkaar, / Geinventeerd met veel geduld, / Door kromme Esopus met de bult. 1781 - 1800. Koene, S. & W.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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