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Behold freely with attentive eyes, what you see printed before you, O youth! / And, if you notice everyone's work capacity, / Then you will find its benefit with joy
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 16 depictions of craftsmen and professions, such as a diamond cutter, upholsterer, and soldier. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 111.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBeschouw vry met oplettende oogen, 't geen g' u ziet voorgeprent, o jeugd! / En, merkt ge op ieders werkvermogen, Zoo vindt gy 't nut 'er van met vreugd. 1806 - 1830. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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