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Learn from Little Thumb's Pleasant Life, (Which We Give You Here in Print:) / Be Naughty, Though Small, That Your End Will Be Sad / Children, If of Tom Thumb, I Give You the Image, It Is to Excite You to Always Remain Wise; / Seek Virtue, That Is the True Way to Make You Loved by...
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Plate with 20 scenes from the story of Little Thumb. Under each scene a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered bottom right: N. 71.
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Credit lineLeert uit Duimkens aardig leven, ('t geen wij u in prent hier geven : ) / Zijt g'ondeugend, hoewel klein, dat uw eind zal droevig zijn / Enfans si de Poucet, je vous donne l'image, c'est pour vous exc. 1800 - 1854. Rynders, Erven H.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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