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Variety pleases man and is the soul of life, / Learn from this print also, dear youth, to pursue the good
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Variety pleases man and is the soul of life, / Learn from this print also, dear youth, to pursue the good

Gerrit Oortman · 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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Leaf with 28 depictions of various kinds, including depictions of a quack, fighting children, a blacksmith and a girl hoisting a man out of a well. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No 158.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printcharacters (human types)crafts and industriesfighting
Credit lineVerscheidenheid behaagt den mensch en is de ziel van 't leven, / Leer uit deez' prent ook lieve jeugd, het goede na te streven. 1827 - 1894. Gerrit Oortman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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