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Every child who learns with joy and diligence, / These little prints are dedicated to you
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 9 depictions of children's activities, such as praying, blind man's bluff, and fishing. Below each image a four-line verse, above each image a title. Numbered top right: No. 111.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineElk kind dat leert met lust en vlijt, / Zijn deze plaatjes toegewijd. 1827 - 1894. M. Hemeleers-van Houter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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