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The life and deeds of Saint Nicholas
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 12 scenes from the life of Saint Nicholas. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 111.
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Credit lineHet leven en de bedrijven van Sint Nicolaas. 1856 - 1900. Glenisson & Zonen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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The life and deeds of Saint Nicholas
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
Happy is he who loves his fatherland more than himself, / Finds pure delight in falling for its honor, (...)
Here, my dear youth, are twelve scenes, / Which without doubt will greatly please your curiosity, / But if you study hard, look and see constantly, / And still do not understand, ah, do not blame me
The Troublesome Street Shouting of Small Merchants, / Will Show You This New Print Very Pleasantly / The Sharp Cries of Small Merchants, / Make This Tableau Diverting
Here the splendor of clothing is mocked, we treat fools as such, for their exaggerations are ridiculous