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In Paul and Virginia one sees on this print, / Love and virtue grafted on the same stock / On voit dans cette estampe en Paul et Virginie, / L'amour et la vertu qui unirent leur vie
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Sheet with 16 representations from the story of Paul and Virginia. Virginia drowns. Below each representation a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered in the center above: no. 86.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineIn Paul en Virginia ziet men op deze prent, / De liefde en deugd als op den zelfden stam geënt / On voit dans cette estampe en Paul et Virginie, / L'amour et la vertu qui unirent leur vie. 1866 - 1902. Franciscus Antonius Beersmans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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