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Various scenes
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Various scenes

Alexander Cranendoncq · 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 various subjects, such as the Abbey of Rijnsburg and a monkey at a chessboard. Above each image a title, below each depiction a two-line verse. Numbered in the upper right: No. 19.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printJan van Speykmonkeys, apesbeggarCitadel van Antwerpen (16e eeuw)MaarssenAbdij van Rijnsburg
Credit lineVerschillende taferelen. 1850 - 1870. Alexander Cranendoncq. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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