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Behold, children! in this print is depicted / What disasters youth and recklessness breed, / And yet do not think that, with repentance, / Every one would find such a father
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Behold, children! in this print is depicted / What disasters youth and recklessness breed, / And yet do not think that, with repentance, / Every one would find such a father

Hendrik van Munster & Zoon · 1811 - 1829 · letterpress printing; 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 the story of the Prodigal Son. In the center above, the seal of the Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen. Below each image, a four-line verse. Numbered in the upper right: L.W.

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Credit lineZiet kinders! in deez' print verbeeld, / Wat rampen jeugd en losheid teelt, / En denkt toch niet, dat, bij berouw, / Elk zulk een vader vinden zou. 1811 - 1829. Hendrik van Munster & Zoon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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