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Young youth, with pleasure, / When you advance a little further, / Learn to read these prints; / And also become a draftsman
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 24 depictions of animals, such as a lion, an elephant, a cow, and a horse. Below each image, a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 98.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJonge jeugd wilt met vermaak, / Wanneer gy wat verder raakt, / Deze prenten leeren lezen; / En een teekenaar ook wezen. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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All sorts of animals, / That thrive in foreign lands, / Or are known in ours, / You see, oh youth! in this print
Oh children, come to look at this beast / No one will stray from his place
These animals of various kinds / Yet each is worth its own
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