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First learn your assigned task, / And then shorten the time with pleasure
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First learn your assigned task, / And then shorten the time with pleasure

Jan de Lange (II) · 1822 - 1849 · letterpress printing; colour; 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 children playing with animals. Under each image, a two-line verse. Numbered upper right: N. 35.

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Credit lineLeer eerst uw opgelegde taak, / En kort den tijd dan met vermaak. 1822 - 1849. Jan de Lange (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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