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Dear children, do not fear the noses that you see [(...)]
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Dear children, do not fear the noses that you see [(...)]

A. Robyn · 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 16 comic depictions of figures with large and deformed noses. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 237.

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printpopular printcaricatures (human types)
Credit lineLieve kindren, wilt niet vrezen / Voor de neuzen, die gy ziet [(...)]. 1806 - 1830. A. Robyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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