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Figures and occupations
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Figures and occupations

F. Houtkamp · 1822 - 1849 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Leaf with twelve depictions of various figures and occupations, such as a drunkard, a woman making poffertjes, and a pickpocket. Below each depiction, a two-line verse in Frisian. Numbered in the upper right corner: No. 54.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printhuman typesdrunkardworking class, labourerspickpocketdrunkenness
Credit lineFiguren en bezigheden. 1822 - 1849. F. Houtkamp. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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