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I humbly offer myself to citizens, gentlemen, farmers, / With my experienced bear, who faithfully performs his duties; / Give people, just one cent for his dirty tricks / And think: it is well spent on such a poor blood
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with a large depiction of two men with two dancing bears. One of the men plays the bagpipes. Numbered center top: no. 142.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineIk bied my needrig aen voor burgers, heeren, boeren, / met myn ervaren beer, die braef zyn pligten doet, / Geef menschen. toch één cent voor zyne vieze toeren / En denkt : 't is wel besteed aen zoo ee. 1833 - 1900. Dirk van Lubeek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.