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Animals
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 12 depictions of animals, such as birds, a squirrel, rabbits, and a goat. Below each depiction a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered in the upper left: N. 11.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDieren. 1866 - 1902. Franciscus Antonius Beersmans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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