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With this you may cover your book, And also spend your time well, / To learn what you have, until you are given something else
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 12 small and 2 large scenes of stories from the Old Testament. Below each image an inscription. Numbered top center: No. 17.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineWilt hier meê uw boek bekleeden, En uw tyd ook wel besteeden, / Om te leeren 't geen gy heeft, tot men u wat anders geeft. 1776 - 1813. Johannes Seydel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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