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The Wise Saying
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The Wise Saying

Kaspar Braun · 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 four horizontal rows with a total of 12 scenes about how a king escapes a deadly conspiracy by the motto of a philosopher. Below each row of images an inscription. Numbered center bottom: No. 51. Numbered top right: 51.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printprinceruler, sovereign
Credit lineDe wijze spreuk. 1843 - c. 1920. Kaspar Braun. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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