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Variety pleases man / And is the soul of life; / Learn from this print, dear youth, / To pursue the good
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Variety pleases man / And is the soul of life; / Learn from this print, dear youth, / To pursue the good

Gerrit Oortman · 1850 - 1870 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with 28 depictions of various professions and activities. A verse under each depiction. Numbered in the upper right: No. 11.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printfarmersworking class, labourerscrafts and industriesfightingseaman: sailor
Credit lineVerscheidenheid behaagt den mensch / En is de ziel van 't leven, / Leer uit deez' prent ook lieve jeugd, / Het goede na te sneven. 1850 - 1870. Gerrit Oortman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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