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Proverb
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Proverb

Stauber · 1843 - c. 1920 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with twelve depictions of proverbs through comic scenes with animals. Inscription below each image. Numbered center bottom: No. 23. Numbered top right: 23.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printanimalsproverbs, sayings, etc.
Credit lineSpreekwijze. 1843 - c. 1920. Stauber. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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