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The False Son, a Piece as Instructive as for Joy, / Performed on Amsterdam's Stage, for Useful Play, / See Here You Piece by Piece, Simply Communicated, / Observe That Good Son, and Follow His Path, O Youth!
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Sheet with 16 depictions of a young man performing good deeds. Below each image, a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 38.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe onëchte zoon, een stuk zoo leerzaam als tot vreugd, / Op Amstels schouwtoneel gevoerd, tot nuttig spelen, / Ziet ge u hier stuksgewys, eenvoudig mededeelen, / Let op dien braven zoon, en volg zyn p. 1842 - 1866. weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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