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Figures and animals
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Figures and animals

Johan Noman · 1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

Sheet with 20 scenes of various figures and animals. Below each image an inscription. Numbered bottom right: No. 35.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printanimalshuman typesmonkeys, apescaricatures (human types)birds
Credit lineFiguren en dieren. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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