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From Biblical stories / Much benefit is drawn; they teach virtue [(...)]
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From Biblical stories / Much benefit is drawn; they teach virtue [(...)]

Johan Noman · 1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Leaf with 12 depictions of stories from the Old Testament, such as the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise and the death of Abel. Below each image, a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 135.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printstory of JacobOld Testament
Credit lineUit Bybelsche geschiedenissen / Trekt men veel nut; zy leeren deugd [(...)]. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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