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These images show you the winter season; one spends it in joy, the other in labor
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These images show you the winter season; one spends it in joy, the other in labor

Dirk van Lubeek · 1791 - 1812 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Leaf with 2 winter scenes. Above: people on a sleigh being pulled by a horse. Below: boys delivering peat. Under each image an eight-line verse in two columns. Numbered top right: No.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printhorse-sleigh
Credit lineDeze afbeeldsels geeft aan u oog de Wintertyd; Den een slyt die in vreugd, en den anderen in arbeid. 1791 - 1812. Dirk van Lubeek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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