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The Horse Game
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The Horse Game

George Lodewijk Funke · 1865 - 1875 · letterpress printing; lithography; paper

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

About this work

Sheet with 8 depictions of artists, musicians, and jugglers with horses in a circus. Under each image, a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 50.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printhorses (circus performance)
Credit lineHet paardespel. 1865 - 1875. George Lodewijk Funke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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