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Come, children! See here on the rope, / Dancing, jumping as it should; / And many dexterities, / By flexibility or strength of limbs
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Come, children! See here on the rope, / Dancing, jumping as it should; / And many dexterities, / By flexibility or strength of limbs

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 24 depictions of acrobats, tightrope walkers, and trapeze artists. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 325.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printequilibristtrapeze acrobatacrobat ~ circus
Credit lineKomt, kinderen! ziet hier op de koord, / Dansen, springen zoo als 't behoord; / En velerlei behendigheden, / Door buigzaamheid of kracht van leden. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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