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Behold, youth! how strong fashion is, above all, / In every rank of mankind it rules. / Mock it, without exaggerating, / The folly of our countrymen
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Behold, youth! how strong fashion is, above all, / In every rank of mankind it rules. / Mock it, without exaggerating, / The folly of our countrymen

1833 - 1900 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Satirical print on fashion with 16 representations of people with striking hats. Below each image an inscription. Numbered top center: n. 201.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonprintpopular printfashion, clothingcaricatures (human types)fashion
Credit lineZie, jeugd! hoe sterk de mode, om 't zeerst, / In allen stand van menschen heerscht. / Belach ze, zonder te vergrooten, / De zotheid onzer landgenoten. 1833 - 1900. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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