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The images here printed, / Are well known by their names; / Each office and character can be read; / So that one may become knowledgeable about them
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The images here printed, / Are well known by their names; / Each office and character can be read; / So that one may become knowledgeable about them

Gerrit Oortman · 1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 8 depictions of a king, a pope, a cardinal, a bishop, a Frenchman, an Englishman, a Spaniard, and a Dutchman. Below each image, a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 102.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printEuropeanscardinalruler, sovereignpopeFrance
Credit lineDe afbeeldsels, die hier staan geprent, / Zyn met hun naamen wel bekend, / Elks ampt en landaart kan met leezen; / Zo men 'r er kundig van wil weezen. 1806 - 1830. Gerrit Oortman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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