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Behold these prints, dear children (...)
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Behold these prints, dear children (...)

Jacobus Thompson (I) · 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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Sheet with 8 depictions of various kinds, including men fishing by a bridge, a man making soap bubbles, and a farmer with a spade. Below each depiction a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 77.

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printpopular printfarmersfishing (sports)soap-bubble
Credit lineZiet deze prentjes, lieve kindren (...). 1791 - 1812. Jacobus Thompson (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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