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Choose, O children! from the images below, / Your taste, or perhaps they pleased your choice and mind
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Choose, O children! from the images below, / Your taste, or perhaps they pleased your choice and mind

Johan Noman · 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 12 depictions of various figures, craftsmen, and professions. Under each image a two-line poem. Numbered top right: No. 187.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printmusician at workhuman typesmilkmaidcrafts and industries
Credit lineVerkiest, ô kinderen! uit de onderstaande beelden, / Uw smaak, of zy misschien uw keuze en zinnen streelden. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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