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Dear children, again a gift, / Just as I think you would like. / Make good and useful use of it: / It is an artistic A, B, C
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Dear children, again a gift, / Just as I think you would like. / Make good and useful use of it: / It is an artistic A, B, C

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 26 depictions of the letters of the alphabet portrayed by human figures. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered in the upper right: No. 13.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printletters, alphabet, scriptfancy letters
Credit lineKindrenlief, weêr een geschenk, / Naar uw zin zoo als ik denk. / Doet er nut en voordeel meê: / 't is een kunstig A, B, C. 1850 - 1870. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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