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Behold, children! this noble beast, / In the end loses much of its grace. / So it will go with you, dear youth! / If you do not apply yourself to virtue
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Behold, children! this noble beast, / In the end loses much of its grace. / So it will go with you, dear youth! / If you do not apply yourself to virtue

Willem Bal · 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 16 depictions of the various activities of a horse. Below each depiction a four-line verse. Numbered in the upper right: No. 18.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printhorse
Credit lineZiet kinderen! dit edele dier,/ Verliest in 't eind, veel van zijn zwier. / Zoo zal 't u gaan, o lieve jeugd! / Als ge u niet toelegt op de deugd. 1850 - 1870. Willem Bal. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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