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See there, O youth! you are welcomed again, / The money you pay for it, / On paintings of our lives; / Will give good sense for interest
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See there, O youth! you are welcomed again, / The money you pay for it, / On paintings of our lives; / Will give good sense for interest

Jan Oortman (Sr.) · 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 16 depictions of craftsmen and professions, such as soldier, barber, and farrier. Under each image a four-line poem. Numbered top right: No. 184.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printmusician at workthe soldierthe soldier's lifebarber, barbershopcrafts and industries
Credit lineZie daar, o jeugd! u weêr onthaald, / Het geld, dat gy er voor betaalt, / op schilderyen van ons leven; / Zal goed verstand voor intrest geeven. 1806 - 1830. Jan Oortman (Sr.). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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