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What joy is given to us, / By the pleasant country life, / It is so pleasant, it is so sweet, / Everything that the farmer does
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What joy is given to us, / By the pleasant country life, / It is so pleasant, it is so sweet, / Everything that the farmer does

Jacobus Thompson (I) · 1791 - 1812 · 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 36 depictions of rural scenes, including scenes with shepherds and shepherdesses, milking cows, and working the land. Below each depiction an inscription. Numbered top right: No. 76.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printfarmersagricultureherd, flockmilking
Credit lineWat word ons al vreugd gegeven, / Door 't vermaaklyk buitenleven, / 't is zoo aang'naam 't is zoo zoet, / Alles wat den landman doet. 1791 - 1812. Jacobus Thompson (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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