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See here, dear little boys, a pretty print, / You may freely amuse yourselves with it, / But make sure you always know your lessons well, / Then that joy will taste even better
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See here, dear little boys, a pretty print, / You may freely amuse yourselves with it, / But make sure you always know your lessons well, / Then that joy will taste even better

1833 - 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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Leaf with 16 depictions of the life of the hunchback Mayeux. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered in the center at the top: n. 92.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printcaricatures (human types)hunchback
Credit lineZiet hier, lieve knaepjes, een aerdige prent, / Gy moogt er u vry meê vermaken, / Doch maek dat ge ook altyd uw lesjes wel kent, / Dan zal nog die vreugd beter smaken. 1833 - 1900. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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