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Come now, dear girls, you flowers of youth, / I hope this print will cheer you a little. / If this is so, I say with Van Alphen, / First give as a reward a kiss or two
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 16 depictions of games and activities for girls, such as walking, jump rope, and swinging. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 28.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKomt nu, lieve meisjes, gij bloempjes der jeugd, / Ik hoop dat deez' prent u een weinig verheugd. / Is dit zoo ik roep met Van Alphen dan meê, / Geef eerst tot belooning een kusje of twee. 1850 - 1870. Staden & Co., P.C.L. van. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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