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This print shows you the beginning of man's estate on earth, / When childhood already brings a thousand sorrows. / And parental care must guard its tender strength, / O youth! repay that care through obedience
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This print shows you the beginning of man's estate on earth, / When childhood already brings a thousand sorrows. / And parental care must guard its tender strength, / O youth! repay that care through obedience

weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm · 1842 - 1866 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Shawl of black silk, Cluny lace, with a scalloped picoted edge and a straight center line. The pattern has a wavy band with leaves and flowers and at the bottom small hanging compartments with alternating points d'esprit and an open filling.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineDeez' prent toont u 't begin van 's Menschen stand op aard, / Wanneer de kindsheid reeds, al duizend' jamm'ren baart. / En de ouderlyke zorg, haar teedere kracht moet hoeden, / Wil door gehoorzaamheid. 1842 - 1866. weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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