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Rural Scenes
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Rural Scenes

Wilhelmus van Kessel · 1726 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 12 scenes of rural settings, each with a barn, a house or a ruin in a landscape. Below each image a two-line verse.

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Credit lineLandelijke taferelen. 1726. Wilhelmus van Kessel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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