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The speculators
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The speculators

De Ruyter & Meijer · 1881 · letterpress printing; color lithography; paper

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

About this work

Sheet with 12 scenes of two men who buy a party of animal skins but cannot transport them. Below each image is a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 85.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printstreet-tradermerchant, salesman
Credit lineDe speculanten. 1881. De Ruyter & Meijer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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