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Youth, I come here in this print to give you, / A number of persons who, without working, live off your purses / See here, O dear youth! a part of the chevaliers d'industrie, / Who without working, to your detriment, procure their livelihood
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Youth, I come here in this print to give you, / A number of persons who, without working, live off your purses / See here, O dear youth! a part of the chevaliers d'industrie, / Who without working, to your detriment, procure their livelihood

Glenisson & Zonen · 1856 - 1900 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 11 depictions of caricatured figures. Below each image a two-line verse in Dutch and French. Numbered top center: (n. 30).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printcaricatures (human types)characters (human types)
Credit lineJongheid, ik kom u hier, in deze prent, te geven, / Een aantal personen, die zonder werken, op uwe beurzen leven / Voyez ici, ô chère jeunesse! une partie des chevaliers d'industrie, / Qui sans travai. 1856 - 1900. Glenisson & Zonen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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