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Do not fear my elephant, kiss him freely, he does no harm: / Offer the monkey something of your delicacies, I wager he will eat nothing of it
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Sheet with 4 representations of animals: a dog, a cat, an elephant and a monkey. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 80.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWilt myn' oliphant niet schromen, kuscht hem vry hy doet geen leed: / Biedt het aapje iets van uw lekkers, 'k wed dat hy er niets van eet. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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