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The Tightrope Dance / The Rope Dance
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The Tightrope Dance / The Rope Dance

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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Plate with 20 scenes of rope dancers. Under each scene a caption in French and in Dutch. Numbered center top: 107.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printequilibristropery, rope-walk
Credit lineLa danse sur la corde / De dans op de koord. 1800 - 1833. Philippus Jacobus Brepols. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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