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See, youth! how strongly fashion, above all, / Rules in every estate of mankind. / Mock it, without exaggeration, / The folly of our countrymen
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Satirical print on fashion with 16 depictions of people with striking hats. Under each image a caption. Numbered top right: No. 115.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZie, jeugd! hoe sterk de mode, om 't zeerst, / In allen stand van menschen heerscht. / Belach ze, zonder te vergrooten, / De zotheid onzer landgenooten. 1806 - 1830. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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