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Learn this, oh young youth / But do not gaze at / All that is spread on the world's stage / It is the true play of the apes
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Learn this, oh young youth / But do not gaze at / All that is spread on the world's stage / It is the true play of the apes

weduwe Hendrik van der Putte · 1765 - 1767 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Leaf with 4 scenes of monkeys behaving like humans. Below each image a verse. Numbered at the top right: 150.

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printpopular printmonkeys, apes
Credit lineLeerd dit o jonge jeugd / Maar wilt u niet vergaapen / Al wat men op 's waerelds schouwburg spreid / Is 't regte spel der aapen. 1765 - 1767. weduwe Hendrik van der Putte. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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