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Can variety amuse, / Then you will find, O dear youth, / In this mixture of knaves, / Certainly your amusement and joy
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Can variety amuse, / Then you will find, O dear youth, / In this mixture of knaves, / Certainly your amusement and joy

Alexander Cranendoncq · 1827 - 1894 · 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 24 depictions of various figures and activities. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No 138.

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Credit lineKan verscheidenheid vermaken, / Dan vindt gij, o lieve jeugd / In dees mengeling van snaken, / Zeker uw vermaak en vreugd. 1827 - 1894. Alexander Cranendoncq. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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