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They used to stop you, dear youth, with only trinkets in hand; monstrous rags, without taste, even harmful to the mind; now true art strives for you, while it aims at your benefit; each little print is a drawing lesson that you may well follow
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They used to stop you, dear youth, with only trinkets in hand; monstrous rags, without taste, even harmful to the mind; now true art strives for you, while it aims at your benefit; each little print is a drawing lesson that you may well follow

Johan Noman · 1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 8 depictions of street vendors and playing children. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 236.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printhuman typesstreet-trader
Credit lineMen stopte u eertyds, lieve jeugd! slechts prullen in de hand, / Monstreuse vodden, zonder smaak, zelfs schaadlyk voor 't verstand; / Thans yvert wààre kunst voor u, terwyl ze uw nut beoogt, / Elk pre. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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