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What does one see on many a head adorned with curls / To drink and feast on the year's turn
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What does one see on many a head adorned with curls / To drink and feast on the year's turn

Putte, erven Hendrik van der · 1767 - 1793 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Leaf with 4 depictions of calendar festivals: Whitsun, fair, Epiphany, and Shrove Tuesday. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top center: 127.

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printpopular printPentecost, WhitsundayEpiphanyShrove TuesdayDriekoningenPinksteren
Credit lineWat ziet men meningeen het hooft gesierd met krullen / Om op het jaar-gety te drinken en te smullen. 1767 - 1793. Putte, erven Hendrik van der. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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