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As at the fair, in a tent, / You also see here Jan Klaassen's farce prove, / Therefore read, o youth! the explanation of this print, / To your instruction it was written here below
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As at the fair, in a tent, / You also see here Jan Klaassen's farce prove, / Therefore read, o youth! the explanation of this print, / To your instruction it was written here below

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 from the life of Jan Klaassen. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered in the center above: No. 103.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printPunch and Judy
Credit lineZoo als ter kermis, in een tent, / Ziet gij ook hier Jan Klaassens klucht bewijzen, / Lees dus, o jeugd! den uitleg deezer prent, / Ter uwer onderrigt kwam men 't hier onder schrijven. 1856 - 1900. Glenisson & Zonen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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