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When one well considers this world, / It all goes wrong and comes to nothing
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When one well considers this world, / It all goes wrong and comes to nothing

Bouwer en de weduwe Johannes Ratelband, Johannes (II) · 1794 - 1804 · 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 36 depictions of the upside-down world, in which animals behave like humans, among other things. Each image has an inscription below it. Numbered in the upper right: 46.

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Credit lineAls men deez' wereld wel beziet, 't Gaat al verkeert en raakt tot niet. 1794 - 1804. Bouwer en de weduwe Johannes Ratelband, Johannes (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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