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The Wrong World
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with twelve representations of the upside-down world, in which animals behave like humans, among others. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 62.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVerkeerde wereld. 1822 - 1849. I.I. de Lanier. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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