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How harsh the winter is, it still gives pleasure, / As long as one has something to write, that is the great matter
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About this work
Leaf with 35 depictions of winter scenes. Each depiction has a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 18.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHoe bar de winter is, hy geeft nochthans vermaak, / Als men maar schryven heeft, dat is 'de groote zaak. 1831 - 1854. Rynders, Erven H.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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