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If this print, dear youth, satisfies your taste, / Then you may be assured that I will resume my task
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If this print, dear youth, satisfies your taste, / Then you may be assured that I will resume my task

Gerrit Oortman · 1830 - 1892 · 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 8 scenes of various figures and occupations. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 36.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printhuman typespipe ~ tobaccofighting
Credit lineZoo deze prent, o lieve jeugd, voldoet aan uwensmaak, / dan kunt gij verzekert wezen, dat ik weer hervat mijn taak. 1830 - 1892. Gerrit Oortman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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