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Ourson, the wild man, is given to you in your youth: / Do not be like him through an unregulated life / Youth, if you read the image of an Ourson / It is to correct you, so that you may be wise
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Sheet with 20 illustrations about the life of Ourson, a boy who grows up in the wilderness. Below each image a two-line verse in Dutch and French. Numbered in the center above: No. 19.
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Credit lineOurson, den wildeman, word jongheyd, u gegeven: / Wees niet aen hem gelyk door ongeregeld leven / Jeunesse, d'un Ourson, si vous lisez l'image / C'est pour vous corriger, pour que vous soyez sage. 1833 - 1856. Glenisson & Van Genechten. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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