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Pay attention, clever youth! to the benefit these print scenes / Communicate to you from many histories of the Bible; / Behold here Joseph's lot, exalted after much suffering, / As well as what Moses did, by God, for Israel
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 12 depictions of stories from the Old Testament, such as Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream and Moses being found. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 105.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineLet, schrandre jeugd! op 't nut dat u deez' prenttafreelen / Van veel historiën des Bybels mededeelen; / Beschouw hier jozefs lot, verhoogd na veel gekwel, / Als ook wat Mozes deed, door God, voor Isr. 1806 - 1830. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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