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The Life of Little Thumb / The Life of Little Poucet
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The Life of Little Thumb / The Life of Little Poucet

Franciscus Antonius Beersmans · 1866 - 1902 · 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 20 illustrations from the fairy tale of Little Thumb. Below each image a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered at the top center: no. 24.

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Credit lineKlein Duimken's leven / Vie du petit Poucet. 1866 - 1902. Franciscus Antonius Beersmans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Children, if you wish to increase your joy, / And study in this print, / Cut them out beautifully according to the design, / And paste them on stiff paperChildren, if you wish to increase your joy, / And study in this print, / Cut them out beautifully according to the design, / And paste them on stiff paper Honest play may amuse you, O youth, / But do not follow the pranks of Till Eulenspiegel, / Remain virtuous and dutiful, - then you will taste joy, / Then this true pleasure - that soul's delight - will reach its peak / Take honest amusements, my dear ones / Do not follow the tricksHonest play may amuse you, O youth, / But do not follow the pranks of Till Eulenspiegel, / Remain virtuous and dutiful, - then you will taste joy, / Then this true pleasure - that soul's delight - will reach its peak / Take honest amusements, my dear ones / Do not follow the tricks Little ThumbLittle Thumb Learn from the amusing life of Duymkens / (What we give here in print:) / If you are naughty, though small, / Your end will be sad / Young children, this is a school, / See the amusement of the rogue. / Little Poucet: life and end. / The bad end of the vice-proneLearn from the amusing life of Duymkens / (What we give here in print:) / If you are naughty, though small, / Your end will be sad / Young children, this is a school, / See the amusement of the rogue. / Little Poucet: life and end. / The bad end of the vice-prone Learn from the amusing life of Duymkens, / (What we give here in print) / If you are naughty though small, / Then your end will be sad / Young children, this is a school / See the life of this rogue / Little Poucet: life and end. / And the bad end of the vice-proneLearn from the amusing life of Duymkens, / (What we give here in print) / If you are naughty though small, / Then your end will be sad / Young children, this is a school / See the life of this rogue / Little Poucet: life and end. / And the bad end of the vice-prone Children, if you wish to increase your joy, / And study in this print, / Cut them out beautifully according to the design, / And paste them on stiff paperChildren, if you wish to increase your joy, / And study in this print, / Cut them out beautifully according to the design, / And paste them on stiff paper