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The World Turned Upside Down / Le monde renversé
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The World Turned Upside Down / Le monde renversé

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

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

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Sheet with 16 scenes about the upside-down world, where among other things animals behave like humans. Below each scene a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered at the top center: No. 36.

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Credit lineDe verkeerde wereld / Le monde renversé. 1856 - 1900. Glenisson & Zonen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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