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I devised this print for the instruction of youth: / May virtue and diligence always dwell in her unbroken / To charm the youth I borrow this image / Be, my dear child, always docile and wise
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I devised this print for the instruction of youth: / May virtue and diligence always dwell in her unbroken / To charm the youth I borrow this image / Be, my dear child, always docile and wise

Philippus Jacobus Brepols · 1800 - 1833 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 48 scenes of artists and craftsmen, including rope dancers, acrobats, and dancers. Under each image a caption in Dutch and in French. Numbered center top: n. 21. B.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printequilibristdancingacrobat ~ circus
Credit lineTot onderwys der jeugd bedacht ik deze prent: / Moogd' deugd en vlyt in haer steeds woonen ongekrenkt / Pour charmer la jeuness j'emprunte cette image / Soyez, mon cher enfant, toujours docile et sage. 1800 - 1833. Philippus Jacobus Brepols. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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