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See, little ones, what all sorts of things this print shows you, / How trade is carried on in different fields; / Thus the most diligence in every trade is rewarded, / Thus the lowest estate still finds something to learn from
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Leaf with 15 depictions of vendors, such as a blanket seller, a pickle seller, and a fishmonger. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered in the center at the top: n. 98.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZiet, kleinen, wat al raers u deze prent vertoont, / Hoe in verschillend vak de handel wordt gedreven; / Zoo wordt de meeste vlijt in iedren stiel bekroond, / Zoo vindt de kleinste stand nog iets om v. 1833 - 1900. Job van Houtum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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