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Rejoice freely, you dear little ones, / At the feast you know so well. / Saint Nicholas comes to appear to you, / But no, the joy in this print
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Leaf with 12 depictions of Saint Nicholas and the Sinterklaas festival. Below each image a four-line verse. Marked in the upper right: Letter U.
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Credit lineVerheugt u vrij, gij, lieve kleinen, / Op 't feest, dat gij zoo goed toch kent. / Sint Nicolaas komt u verschijnen, / Maar neen, de vreugd in deze prent. 1822 - 1870. Christiaan Cornelis Lucas van Staden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Rejoice freely, you dear little ones, / On the feast you know so well. / Saint Nicholas comes to appear to you, / But no, the joy in this print
Rejoice freely, you dear little ones, / On the feast you know so well. / Saint Nicholas comes to appear to you, / But no, the joy in this print
Rejoice freely, you dear little ones, / On the feast you know so well. / Saint Nicholas comes to appear to you, / But no, the joy in this print
Rejoice freely, dear little ones, / On the feast that you know so well / Saint Nicholas will appear to you / So take the joy in this print
These six pairs of sketches in this print tableau wish to show, / What one comes to witness from the beginning of the year, / Until the end, and what happens in each month, / As you, o youth! see here in these twelve months
Teach children through this print in your tender youth, / That nothing makes you praiseworthy but the maintenance of virtue