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How harsh the winter is, it still gives pleasure, / If one only has skates, that is the great matter
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Leaf with 35 depictions of winter activities, such as skating and sledding. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 18.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHoe bar de winter is, hy geeft nogthans vermaak, Als men maar schyven heeft, dat is de groote zaak. 1842 - 1866. weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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