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Amusement, O youth! for your eye and mind, / When you see and read these prints [(...)]
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Amusement, O youth! for your eye and mind, / When you see and read these prints [(...)]

J.A. Aldag · 1851 - 1880 · 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 8 depictions of professions, including a skipper, a farmer and fishermen. Below each image a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered top center: N. 168. B.).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printfarmersstreet-tradercrafts and industriesfishermanmerchant, salesman
Credit lineVermaak, o jeugd! uw oog en geest, / Als gij deez' prenten ziet en leest [(...)]. 1851 - 1880. J.A. Aldag. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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