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See, dear youth, for your pleasure, / How do you find the number of prints here? / Voyez chère jeunesse, pour votre plaisir? / Comment trouvez-vous ces tableaux-ci
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See, dear youth, for your pleasure, / How do you find the number of prints here? / Voyez chère jeunesse, pour votre plaisir? / Comment trouvez-vous ces tableaux-ci

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 depictions of various figures and occupations, such as a fisherman catching nothing, a painter painting a portrait, and actors performing a play. Below each depiction a caption in Dutch and French. Numbered at the top center: No. 54.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printcharacters (human types)crafts and industries
Credit lineZiet lieve jeugd, voor uw plezier, / Hoe vindt gij 't aantal prentjes hier? / Voyez chère jeunesse, pour votre plaisir? / Comment trouvez-vous ces tableaux-ci. 1866 - 1902. Franciscus Antonius Beersmans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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