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The Nature of Animals and What They Do
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 6 depictions of animals providing for their needs in a human manner, including camels carrying baggage and cats hunting with guns. Under each image a four-line verse in two columns. Numbered in the center bottom: No. 110. Numbered top right: 110.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe geaardheid der dieren en wat zij doen. 1843 - c. 1920. Eduard Ille. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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This print shows you the beginning of man's estate on earth, / When childhood already brings a thousand sorrows. / And parental care must guard its tender strength, / O youth! repay that care through obedience