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Who sets the limit of human exercise; / As they, through art and manual labor (...)
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Who sets the limit of human exercise; / As they, through art and manual labor (...)

Alexander Cranendoncq · 1829 - 1856 · 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 depictions of steps in building a house, from collecting wood and making cement to putting a roof on the house. Each image has a four-line verse below. Center top: seal of the Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen. Marked upper right: L. D.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineWie stelt der menschen oefning perk; / Als zij, door kunst en handenwerk (...). 1829 - 1856. Alexander Cranendoncq. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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