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Cunning Jan
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Cunning Jan

Hermann van der Moolen · 1843 - c. 1920 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; colour; paper

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

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Sheet with 12 depictions of Jantje tormenting the geese. As revenge, the geese take him on an air trip, after which he ends up in a pot of rice porridge with his mother. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered in the center bottom: No. 121. Numbered top right: 121.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printwater-birds: goose
Credit lineListig Jantje. 1843 - c. 1920. Hermann van der Moolen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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