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Oh youth! behold with diligence these eight laborers, / They learn in their station to flee idleness in your early years
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Oh youth! behold with diligence these eight laborers, / They learn in their station to flee idleness in your early years

Wendel en Zoon, J. · 1819 - 1842 · 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 scenes of craftsmen, such as carpenter, smith, sailmaker, and candlemaker. Below each image, a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 45.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printcarpentersmith, blacksmithcrafts and industries
Credit lineÔ jeugd! zie hier met vlyt een achttal arbeids-lieden, / Zy leeren in hun stand, uw vroeg de luiheid vlieden. 1819 - 1842. Wendel en Zoon, J.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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