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Art, never exhausted, presents to you, O youth! / A mixture of beasts — can this please you? [(...)]
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Art, never exhausted, presents to you, O youth! / A mixture of beasts — can this please you? [(...)]

Folkert Holtkamp · 1806 - 1830 · 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 12 depictions of animals, such as a goat, a dog, a cat, and a horse. Each image has a four-line verse below. Numbered top right: No. 4.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printcowanimalscatramhorserodents: rabbit
Credit lineDe konst, nooit uitgeput, steld uw, ô jeugd! te voren, / Een men'gling van gediert - kan dit aan uw bekoren [(...)]. 1806 - 1830. Folkert Holtkamp. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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